Genuine religion is not so much a matter of feeling as a matter of principle.

The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

Never find fault with the absent.

When I die, I should be ashamed to leave enough to build me a monument if there were a wanting friend above ground. I would enjoy the pleasure of what I give by giving it alive and seeing another enjoy it.

The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.

Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate.

The lot of man - to suffer and to die.