“Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living.”

“Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.”

“I have very carefully studied Islam and the life of its Prophet (PBUH). I have done so both as a student of history and as a critic. And I have come to conclusion that Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a great man and a deliverer and benefactor of mankind which was till then writhing under the most agonising Pain.”

“Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby”

“You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I never tried to earn an honest living.”

“Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.”

“The longer I live, the more I realize that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time!”