It is the mark of our whole modern history that the masses are kept quiet with a fight. They are kept quiet by the fight because it is a sham-fight; thus most of us know by this time that the Party System has been popular only in the sense that a football match is popular.

It is because artists do not practise, patrons do not patronize, crowds do not assemble to reverently worship the great work of Doing Nothing, that the world has lost its philosophy and even failed to invent a new religion.

Shouldn't atheist have an equal obligation to explain pleasure in a world of randomness. Where does pleasure come from?

I believe in preaching to the converted; for I have generally found that the converted do not understand their own religion.

There is nothing harder to learn than painting and nothing which most people take less trouble about learning.

I have argued with him on almost every subject in the world, and we have always been on opposite sides, without affectation or animosity... It is necessary to disagree with him as much as I do, in order to admire him as I do; and I am proud of him as a foe even more than as a friend.

Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags.