Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.

We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship; and it seems hard to justify an incitement to it on anti-censorial principles.

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to find that men of ordinary capacity can learn Sanskrit in less time that it takes me to buy a German Dictionary

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Gardening is the only unquestionably useful job.

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.