Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard chiefly I think because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
We have two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice and the other which we practice but seldom preach.
To be able to use leisure intelligently will be the last product of an intelligent civilization.
The true spirit of delight the exultation the sense of being more than Man which is the touchstone of the highest excellence is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.
But without going to such extremes prudence may easily involve the loss of some of the best things in life. The worshipper of Dionysus reacts against prudence. In intoxication, physical or spiritual,...
The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.
Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of the ideology of the machine age.
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
What hunger is in relation to food zest is in relation to life.
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn
The life of Man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a goal that few can hope to reach, and where none may tarry long. One by one, a...
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.
A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked not be endured with patient resignation.
As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which o...
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.