Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.

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If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this...

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this...

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy...

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy...

The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties...

The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work...

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work...

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the...

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the...

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one...

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are...

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of...

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of...

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are...

The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are...

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means...

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means...

When I was a small boy, my father told me never to recommend a church...

When I was a small boy, my father told me never to recommend a church...

Among men the barber is cunning; among birds the crow; among beasts the jackal; and...

Among men the barber is cunning; among birds the crow; among beasts the jackal; and...