The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

Great truths can only be forgotten and can never be falsified.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of the citizen. Nay, the really sane man knows that he has a touch of the madman.

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

The old restriction meant that only the orthodox were allowed to discuss religion. Modern liberty means that nobody is allowed to discuss it. Good taste, the last and vilest of human superstitions, has succeeded in silencing us where all the rest have failed.

My attitude toward progress has passed from antagonism to boredom. I have long ceased to argue with people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it is Thursday.