Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.

Boredom is a certain sign that we are allowing our faculties to rust in idleness.

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.

For better or worse, man is the tool-using animal, and as such he has become the lord of creation. When he is lord also of himself, he will deserve his self-chosen title homo sapiens.

In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.