All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct.

We have in England a curious belief in first-rate people, meaning all the people we do not know; and this consoles us for the undeniable second-rateness of the people we do know.

You do not settle whether an argument is justified by merely showing that it is of some use. The distinction is not between useful and useless experiments but between barbarous and civilized behaviour. Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.

Whisky is liquid sunshine.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

Those who are looking for paradise on Earth should come and see Dubrovnik.