Mankind is not a tribe of animals to which we owe compassion. Mankind is a club to which we owe our subscription.

The truth is that there are no things for which men will make such herculean efforts as the things of which they know they are unworthy.

I represent the jolly mass of mankind. I am the happy and reckless Christian.

The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

You have not wasted your time; you have helped to save the world. We are not buffoons, but very desperate men at war with a vast conspiracy.

Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.