I count religion but a childish toy, 

and hold there is no sin but ignorance.

Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

If the freedom of speech is taken away 

then dumb and silent we may be led,

 like sheep to the slaughter.

Good can imagine Evil; 

but Evil cannot imagine Good.

In scientific subjects, 

the natural remedy for dogmatism 

has been found in research.

The real cause of personal existence 

is not the favour of the Almighty, 

but the sexual love of one's earthly parents.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

I would say that all traditional philosophies 

up to and including Marxism 

have tried to derive the 'ought' from the 'is.' 

My point of view is that this is impossible; 

this is a farce.

Endurance is nobler than strength, 

and patience than beauty.

When truth is no longer free, 

freedom is no longer real

That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it debates problems.

Poetry, 

even when apparently most fantastic, 

is always a revolt against artifice, 

a revolt, 

in a sense, 

against actuality.

To grow mature is 

to separate more distinctly, 

to connect more closely.