I care little in the existence of a heaven or hell; self respect does not allow me to guide my acts with an eye toward heavenly salvation or hellish punishment. I pursue the good in life because it is beautiful and attracts me; and shun the bad because it is ugly and repulsive. All our acts should originate from the spring of unselfish love, whether there be a continuation after death or not.

Laughter is wholesome. God is not so dull as some people make out. Did not He make the kitten to chase its tail.

Reason exercises merely the function of preserving order, is, so to say, the police in the region of art. In life it is mostly a cold arithmetician summing up our follies.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

Whenever books are burned, men also in the end are burned.

God has given us speech in order that we may say pleasant things to our friends, and tell bitter truths to our enemies.

I live, which is the main point.