The Church is a perpetually defeated thing that always outlives her conquerers.

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure all the time.

When the mass of men are dispossessed - own nothing - they become wholly dependent upon the owners; and when those owners are in active competition to lower the cost of production the mass of men whom they exploit not only lack the power to order their own lives, but suffer from want and insecurity as well.

If any man gives you a wine you can't bear, don't say it is beastly... But don't say you like it. You are endangering your soul and the use of wine as well... Seek out some other wine good to your taste.

When people call this beast to mind, They marvel more and more At such a little tail behind, So large a trunk before.

Ownership is not a general feature of our society, determining its character. On the contrary, dependence on a precarious wage at the will of others is the general feature of our society.