Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain.

Take away freedom of speech, and the creative faculties dry up.

Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes?

However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.

Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible.

Revolutions only effect a radical improvement when the masses are alert and know how to chuck out their leaders as soon as the latter have done their job.

On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.