Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.

Usage is the only test. I prefer a phrase that is easy and unaffected to a phrase that is grammatical.

A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words?

By the time an actor knows how to act any sort of part he is often too old to act any but a few.

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Culture is not just an ornament; it is the expression of a nation's character, and at the same time it is a powerful instrument to mould character. The end of culture is right living.

Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant.