A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

Let man be true and every god a liar.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.