It is the friction of two spiritual things, of tradition and invention, or of substance and symbol, from which the mind takes fire. The creeds condemned as complex have something like the secret of sex; they can breed thoughts.

The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something - war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.

I have no right to think for myself. I have no right to think at all.

We do not need to get good laws to restrain bad people. We need to get good people to restrain us from bad laws.

A man looking at a hippopotamus may sometimes be tempted to regard a hippopotamus as an enormous mistake; but he is also bound to confess that a fortunate inferiority prevents him personally from making such mistakes.

Savages and modern artists are alike strangely driven to create something uglier than themselves. but the artists find it harder.

Because our expression is imperfect we need friendship to fill up the imperfections.