Instead of the machine being a giant to which the man is the pygmy, we must at last reverse the proportions until man is a giant to whom the machine is the toy.

We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.

humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle

The modern world is filled with men who hold dogmas so strongly that they do not even know they are dogmas.

There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner.

Faith means believing the unbelievable.

London is a riddle. Paris is an explanation.