“Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.”
Work“The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.”
Life“Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.”
Work“All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.”
Men“Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.”
Religion“A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.”
Love“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”
Age“The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.”
Music“The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.”
Life“It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.”
God“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.”
Government“To die for an idea it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!”
Men“Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him.”
Anniversary“The only really happy folk are married women and single men.”
Men“For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.”
Marriage“I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.”
Truth“War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.”
Peace“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.”
Truth“The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.”
Government“We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.”
Knowledge“In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.”
Politics“Time stays, we go.”
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