When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.
Education has for its object the formation of character.
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.
Government is essentially immoral.
People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
Marriage: A word which should be pronounced 'mirage'.
The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.
Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.