Idiots are always in favour of inequality of income (their only chance of eminence), and the really great in favour of equality.

Assasination on the scaffold is the worst form of assasination, because there it is invested with the approval of society.

A family is a tyranny ruled over by it's weakest member.

The real pleasure of one's life is the devotion to a great objective of one's consideration.

The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

Don't order any black things. Rejoice in his memory; and be radiant: leave grief to the children. Wear violet and purple. Be patient with the poor people who will snivel: they don't know; and they think they will live for ever, which makes death a division instead of a bond.

Faith in reason as a prime motor is no longer the criterion of the sound mind, any more than faith in the Bible is the criterion of righteous intention.