If there is one thing worse than the modern weakening of major morals it is the modern strengthening of minor morals.  Thus it is considered more withering to accuse a man of bad taste than of bad ethics.  Cleanliness is not next to godliness nowadays, for cleanliness is made an essential and godliness is regarded as an offence….

There will be a new great religion, the Religion of Methuselhites: with pomps and priests and altars.  Its devout crusaders will vow themselves in thousands with a great voice to live long.  But there is one comfort: they won't.