If we were all given by magic the power to read each other's thoughts I suppose the first effect would be to dissolve all friendships.

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.

All that is considered truth and undoubted will sooner or later get into the sub consciousness

LEGACY plays an important role in defining a good leader at any age.

Never risk in the dark to search the light. Conversely, be light and shine in the darkness as a moon.

The existence of any method, standard, custom or practice is no reason for its continuance when a better is offered.

Christopher was wearing a suit and adorned make-up. As long as I had known him, he never wore a suit or make-up. The look of him defenseless to his appearance saddened me.

The reasons for legal intervention in favour of children apply not less strongly to the case of those unfortunate slaves and victims of the most brutal part of mankind - the lower animals.

I know that the whole point—the only point—is to find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.

Those with whom we can apparently become well acquainted in a few moments are generally the most difficult to rightly know and to understand.

Popular culture is morally bankrupt, flagrantly licentious and utterly materialistic-and Madonna is the worst of all.