Don't think you can frighten me by telling me that I am alone. France is alone. God is alone. And the loneliness of God is His strength.

The average age (longevity) of a meat eater is 63. I am on the verge of 85 and still work as hard as ever. I have lived quite long enough and am trying to die; but I simply cannot do it. A single beef-steak would finish me; but I cannot bring myself to swallow it. I am oppressed with a dread of living forever. That is the only disadvantage of vegetarianism.

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to the community

People always get tired of one another. I grow tired of myself whenever I am left alone for ten minutes, and I am certain that I am fonder of myself than anyone can be of another person.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

It is easy - terribly easy - to shake a man's faith in himself. To take advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work.

I'm sick of all the reasonable people: they see all the reasons for doing nothing