All I ask is equal freedom. When it is denied, as it always is, I take it anyhow.

Men always try to make virtues of their weaknesses. Fear of death and fear of life both become piety.

Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.

Always remember this: If you don't attend the funerals of your friends, they will certainly not attend yours.

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.

The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.

High-toned humanitarians constantly overestimate the sufferings of those they sympathize with.