A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.

- C. E. M. Joad

Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizing that human beings were fallible and that their failings, though regrettable, must be hu…

- C. E. M. Joad

War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty…

- C. E. M. Joad

There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than in our own.

- C. E. M. Joad

It has been left to our generation to discover that you can move heaven and earth to save five minutes and then not have the faintest idea what to do…

- C. E. M. Joad

My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to…

- C. E. M. Joad

It all depends what you mean by.

- C. E. M. Joad

In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.

- C. E. M. Joad

Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

- C. E. M. Joad