Every human being is born an heir to an inheritance to which he can succeed only in a process of learning.

The man of conservative temperament believes that a known good is not lightly to be surrendered for an unknown better.

To try to do something which is inherently impossible is always a corrupting enterprise.

Our predicament is not the difficulty of attaining happiness, but the difficult of avoiding the misery to which the pursuit of happiness exposes us.

Like Midas, the Rationalist is always in the unfortunate position of not being able to touch anything, without transforming it into an abstraction; he can never get a square meal of experience.

It is difficult to thinkof any circumstances where learning may be said to be impossible.

Economics is not an attempt to generalize human desires or human behavior; but to generalize the phenomena of price.

It is certain that most who concentrate upon achievement miss life.

History is what the evidence compels us to believe.

Life is beautiful, so celebrate it like the gift that it is.

Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

It is quite impossible to worship God without loving Him.

A forced faithfulness is a bitter fruit for all concerned.

I think it's fair to say more adultery goes on in hotels than any other place in the world.

If I were in heaven, Nelly, I should be extremely miserable." "Because you are not fit to go there," I answered. "All sinners would be miserable in heaven.

The science of systematics has long been affected by profound philosophical preconceptions, which have been all the more influential for being usually covert, even subconscious.

No more chances, Golden Eyes. You’re mine and I’ll draw blood to enforce my claim.

I have always condemned Liberal Catholicism and I will condemn it again forty times over if it be necessary.

Is there no way out of the mind?