That meddling in other people's affairs...formerly conducted by the most discreet intrigue is now openly advocated under the name of intervention.

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by his attitude towards the result of the behavior arranged by himself, we can be influenced towards behaving in the same way.

If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.

Simple and faithless as a smile and shake of the hand.

The destination cannot be described; / You will know very little until you get there; / You will journey blind.

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

If you will not have God (and He is a jealous God), you should pay your respects to Hitler or Stalin.