I need not pause to explain that crime is not a disease. It is criminology that is a disease.

The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God's paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle - and not lose it.

The truth is that it is our attitude towards children that is right, and our attitude towards grown-up people that is wrong. Our attitude towards our equals in age consists in a servile solemnity, overlying a considerable degree of indifference or disdain. Our attitude towards children consists in a condescending indulgence, overlying an unfathomable respect.

Modern man is educated to understand foreign languages and misunderstand foreigners.

The long words are not the hard words, it is the short words that are hard. There is much more metaphysical subtlety in the word "damn" than in the word "degeneration."

The real pleasure-seeking is the combination of luxury and austerity in such a way that the luxury can really be felt.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.