All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the darker secret of why he is alive.

The only people who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents.

I still believe in liberalism today as much as I ever did, but, oh, there was a happy time when I believed in liberals.

What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but absence of self-criticism.

The strangest whim has seized me ... After all I think I will not hang myself today.

Too much capitalism does not mean too many capitalists, but too few capitalists.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure about being quiet.