Meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain. Meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure.

There is no better test of a man's ultimate chivalry and integrity than how he behaves when he is wrong... A stiff apology is a second insult.

Mankind is not a tribe of animals to which we owe compassion. Mankind is a club to which we owe our subscription.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

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

One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.