It seems to me that the god that is commonly worshipped in civilized countries is not at all divine, though he bears a divine name, but is the overwhelming authority and respectability of mankind combined. Men reverence one another, not yet God.

The tree of Knowledge is a Tree of Knowledge of good and evil.

The news we hear, for the most part, is not news to our genius. It is the stalest repetition.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter's day?

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Winter is the time for study, you know, and the colder it is the more studious we are.