Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

It’s either you are converting your time or not

Functional societies need algorithms which reward us for being of service to those who need it most. Instead we have algorithms which reward us for being of service to those who need it least

An anarchist is someone who doesn't need a cop to make him behave.

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.

When I get to the Good Place I will continue to fight the Devil even harder.

On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.

The superiority of the gold standard consists in the fact that the value of gold develops independent of political actions.

Only a fool is never afraid, Frank. Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job’s got to get done

[R]eligious concepts are parasitic upon moral intuitions.

I always liked stories that carry on and have a different format from the normal music video.