Society and the World

There is no education like adversity.

Property, said Proudhon, is theft. This is the only perfect truism that has been uttered on the subject.

Property, said Proudhon, is theft. This is the only perfect truism that has been uttered on the subject.

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.

Do not wait for the last judgement. It comes every day.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more

No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.

When a man tells you he got rich by hard work, ask him whose.

I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the State.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the State.

Only the educated are free

Only the educated are free

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Well begun is half done.