For my part, I prefer the ontological argument, the cosmological argument and the rest of the old stock-in-trade, to the sentimental illogicality that has sprung from Rousseau.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Courage is always rewarded.

Photographers mistake the emotion they feel while taking the photo as a judgment that the photograph is good

We're always looking for the Big Love, the Big High, the next Big Thing to happen. We miss what's in front of us.

You ever read an article, and at the bottom, it says, 'Continued on page six'? I'm , 'Not for me. I'm done.'

We have too many preacherettes preaching too many sermonettes to too many Christianettes smoking cigarettes.

If you want to steal, steal a little in a nice way. But if you steal too much to become rich overnight, you'll be caught.

I'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.