A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about one.

The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy.

Man, at his best, remains a sort of one-lunged animal, never completely rounded and perfect, as a cockroach, say, is perfect.

It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either his own devices or his own thoughts.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men.

Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead