A free man thinks of nothing less than of death; and his wisdom is a meditation not on death but on life.

He that can carp in the most eloquent or acute manner at the weakness of the human mind is held by his fellows as almost divine.

Ceremonies are no aid to blessedness.

I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature

We strive to further the occurrence of whatever we imagine will lead to Joy, and to avert or destroy what we imagine is contrary to it, or will lead to Sadness.

Yet nature cannot be contravened, but preserves a fixed and immutable order.

Freedom is self-determination.