Education is the transformation of civilisation

Historically the belief in heaven and the belief in utopia are like compensatory buckets in a well: when one goes down the other comes up. When the classic religions decayed, communistic agitation rose in Athens (430 B.C.), and revolution began in Rome (133 B.C.); when these movements failed, resurrection faiths succeeded, culminating in Christianity; when, in our eighteenth century, Christian belief weakened, communism reappeared. In this perspective the future of religion is secure.

There is no real philosophy until the mind turns around and examines itself.

As long as there is poverty there will be gods.

Drunkenness was in good repute in England till "Bloody Mary" frowned upon it; it remained popular in Germany. The French drank more stably, not being quite so cold.

Which is now a more hopeful statement than Swift intended it to be.

Wherever men do things, other men will arise who will explain to them how things should be done.