Oaths are the fossils of piety.

The loftiest edifices need the deepest foundations.

At best, the true philosopher can fulfil his mission very imperfectly, which is to pilot himself, or at most a few voluntary companions who may find themselves in the same boat.

Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.

Nature drives with a loose rein and vitality of any sort can blunder through many a predicament in which reason would despair.

Every real object must cease to be what it seemed, and none could ever be what the whole soul desired.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.