Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can't be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh?

Half at least of all morality is negative and consists in keeping out of mischief. The lords prayer is less than 50 words long, and 6 of those words are devoted to asking god not to lead us into temptation.

Facts are ventriloquist’s dummies. Sitting on a wise man’s knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism.

which is better - to be born stupid into an intelligent society or intelligent into an insane one?

To be excited is still to be unsatisfied.

One cubic centimeter cures ten gloomy sentiments.

Our vanity makes us exaggerate the importance of human life; the individual is nothing; Nature cares only for the species.