Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

A cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man; a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos. A man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon.

The poor complain that they are governed badly. The rich complain that they are governed at all.

Tolerance is the virtue of those who don't believe anything.

Time and again, the Faith has to all appearances gone to the dogs. But each time, it was the dog that died.

Youth is always too serious, and just now it is too serious about frivolity.

Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil.