Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won.

The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important.

Originality is undetected plagiarism.

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.

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.

No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work.

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.