I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.

Superstition, then, is engendered, preserved, and fostered by fear.

In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. [They are the two sides of a coin, so learning how to manage fear through learning, understanding, rationality, controlled imagination, preparation, mental focus (including distraction) and a gratitude attitude is very helpful.]

A man is as much affected pleasurably or painfully by the image of a thing past or future as by the image of a thing present.

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