Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.
Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.
If you do good because you expect to be rewarded, it is greed.
Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.
To that which is born, death is certain; to that which is dead, birth is certain.
Deities are invented by fallible and finite beings in the hope and desire to create immortal perfection; unfortunately, such deities only reflect their creators and inspire their followers to similar imperfections.