I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.

The timidity of the child or the savage is entirely reasonable; they are alarmed at this world, because this world is a very alarming place. They dislike being alone because it is verily and indeed an awful idea to be alone. Barbarians fear the unknown for the same reason that Agnostics worship it - because it is a fact.

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

Madness does not come by breaking out, but by giving in; by settling down in some dirty, little, self-repeating circle of ideas; by being tamed.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

We can be almost certain of being wrong about the future, if we are wrong about the past.