In success be moderate.

Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.

Religion I found to be without any tendency to inspire, promote, or confirm morality, serves principally to divide us and make us unfriendly to one another.

A man is not completely born until he is dead. Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society?

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

The two most beautiful sights I have witnessed in my life are a full blown ship at sail and the round-bellied pregnant female.

He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.