The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.

I teach that all men are mad.

Be prepared to go mad with fixed rule and method.

He who has made it a practice to lie and deceive his father, will be the most daring in deceiving others.

Nature is harmony in discord.

God has joined the innocent with the guilty.

In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.