Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.