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

Men rush towards complexity, but they yearn towards simplicity. They try to be kings; but they dream of being shepherds.

But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it.

Facts by themselves can often feed the flame of madness, because sanity is a spirit.

Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

There is no way in which a man can earn a star or deserve a sunset.