One of the stupidest theories of Western life. – Malcolm Muggeridge
In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth. – Malcolm Muggeridge
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which weve developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Travel, of course, narrows the mind. – Malcolm Muggeridge
My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Bad humor is an evasion of reality good humor is an acceptance of it. – Malcolm Muggeridge
The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth. – Malcolm Muggeridge
I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus. – Malcolm Muggeridge
There is no such thing as darkness only a failure to see. – Malcolm Muggeridge
One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Television was not intended to make human beings vacuous, but it is an emanation of their vacuity. – Malcolm Muggeridge
I have had my television aerials removed. It is the moral equivalent of a prostate operation. – Malcolm Muggeridge
The point is, could God pass an examination in Theology? – Malcolm Muggeridge
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. – Malcolm Muggeridge
I will lift up mine eyes unto the pills. Almost everyone takes them, from the humble aspirin to the multi-coloured, king-sized three deckers, which put you to sleep, wake you up, stimulate and soothe you all in one. It is an age of pills. – Malcolm Muggeridge
Only dead fish swim with the stream. – Malcolm Muggeridge
