Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

Truth is a jewel which should not be painted over; but it may be set to advantage and shown in a good light.

The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it.

As widowers proverbially marry again, so a man with the habit of friendship always finds new friends.

Love is a brilliant illustration of a principle everywhere discoverable: namely, that human reason lives by turning the friction of material forces into the light of ideal goods.