The motive of fear is the be-all and end-all of religion.

The truth, indeed, is something that mankind, for some mysterious reason, instinctively dislikes. Every man who tries to tell it is unpopular, and even when, by the sheer strength of his case, he prevails, he is put down as a scoundrel.

Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired stud-horse.

When a husband's story is believed, he begins to suspect his wife.

The State doesn't just want you to obey, it wants to make you WANT to obey.

There is no record in human history of a happy philosopher: they exist only in romantic legend.

Suicide is a belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives.