What men fear is not that death is annihilation but that it is not.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good.
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?