Quotes 1261 till 1280 of 1785.
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The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.
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The empiricist... thinks he believes only what he sees, but he is much better at believing than at seeing.
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The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.
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The English are not happy unless they are miserable, the Irish are not at peace unless they are at war, and the Scots are not at home unless they are abroad.
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The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.
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The existence of good bad literature - the fact that one can be amused or excited or even moved by a book that one's intellect simply refuses to take seriously - is a reminder that art is not the same thing as cerebration.
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The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch.
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The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.
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The fact that we can become accustomed to anything, however disgusting at first, makes it necessary to examine carefully everything we have become accustomed to.
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The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside.
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The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
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The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.
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The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.
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The fight against bad English is not frivolous.
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The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.
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