"Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do."

"Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim."

"We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power."

"Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact."

"I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine."

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

"If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."

"I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean."

"Before marriage, a man will lay down his life for you; after marriage he won't even lay down his newspaper."

"The mistakes are all there waiting to be made."

"Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security."

"Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow![Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.]"