Lord! what a strange world in which a man cannot remain unique even by taking the trouble to go mad!

The believers in miracles accept them (rightly or wrongly) because they have evidence for them. The disbelievers in miracles deny them (rightly or wrongly) because they have a doctrine against them.

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

The truth is that there are no things for which men will make such herculean efforts as the things of which they know they are unworthy.

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.

Ingratitude is surely the chief of the intellectual sins of man. He takes his political benefits for granted, just as he takes the skies and the seasons for granted.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.