The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Let man be true and every god a liar.

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.