Quotes by Muggeridge, Malcolm

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in >>

One of the stupidest theories of Western life. >>

The orgasm has replaced the Cross as the focus of longing and the imag >>

Quotations about Happiness

The biggest lie on the planet: When I get what I want, I will be happy >>

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. >>

I had rather have a fool make me merry, than experience make me sad. >>

There is something ridiculous and even quite indecent in an individual claiming to be happy. Still more a people or a nation making such a claim. The pursuit of happiness... is without any question the most fatuous which could possibly be undertaken. This lamentable phrase the pursuit of happiness is responsible for a good part of the ills and miseries of the modern world.

Muggeridge, Malcolm