The Key Of Joy Is Disobedience.

Practically, Science Is True; And Faith Is Foolish.

Their False Compassion Is Called Compassion And Their False Understanding Is Called Understanding, For This Is Their Most Potent Spell.

The Joy Of Life Consists In The Exercise Of One's Energies, Continual Growth, Constant Change, The Enjoyment Of Every New Experience. To Stop Means Simply To Die. The Eternal Mistake Of Mankind Is To Set Up An Attainable Ideal.

The Greatest Horrors In The History Of Mankind Are Not Due To The Ambition Of The Napoleons Or The Vengeance Of The Agamemnons, But To The Doctrinaire Philosophers. The Theories Of The Sentimentalist Rousseau Inspired The Integrity Of The Passionless Robespierre. The Cold-blooded Calculations Of Karl Marx Led To The Judicial And Business-like Operations Of The Cheka.

The Ordinary Man Looking At A Mountain Is Like An Illiterate Person Confronted With A Greek Manuscript.