Nothing worth knowing can be taught.

Irony is wasted on the stupid

I delight in men over seventy. They always offer one the devotion of a lifetime.

It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institutions of private property.

It is perfectly possible to get what you think you want and be miserable. It's possible too, to never get it but deeply enjoy the process of trying. In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

One should always be in love.

There was purification in punishment. Not 'Forgive us our sins,' but 'Smite us for our iniquities' should be the prayer of a man to a most just God.