“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.”
History“The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.”
Art“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.”
History“Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die do not outlive yourself.”
Health“Every man over forty is a scoundrel.”
Age“When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.”
Failure“Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.”
Government“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”
Great“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.”
Life“Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.”
Beauty“A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.”
Time“The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.”
Truth“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.”
Experience“First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.”
Love“You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.”
Fear“The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.”
War“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
Imagination“Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.”
Power“Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.”
Men“Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.”
Dreams“It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.”
Good“There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.”
Religion