God and the Devil are an effort after specialisation and division of labour.

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.