The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth

Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.

For to know all is to understand all, and this leaves no room for judgment and condemnation.

In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.

In this dilemma they evolved the theory of natural rights. If 'natural rights' means anything it means that the individual rights are to be determined by the conduct of Nature. But Nature knows nothing about rights in the sense of human conception.

The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.

Everything serious that he says is a joke and everything humorous that he says is dead serious.