The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Two to three hours of studying a night, Is good medicine for the soul, I have tried this remedy, It never grows old

I am obsessed with good buying books

I survive at the edge of friends circles.

Weakness shown is worse than weakness felt.

A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.

I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool.

I suspect guys who say, "I just send out for a sandwich for lunch," as lazy men trying to impress me.

Everyone is isolated from everyone else. The concept of society is like a cushion to protect us from the knowledge of that isolation. A fiction that serves as an anesthetic.

It is the moment when what was chaos is now seen as having a center of gravity. There is a shape where a moment ago there was none.

The first thing any comedian does on getting an unscheduled laugh is to verify the state of his .