A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing.

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

The happy people are those who are producing something.

Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.

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.

Originality is undetected plagiarism.