Not only do I disbelieve in the need for compensation, but I believe that the seeking for rewards and punishments out of this lifeleads men to a ruinous ignorance of the fact that their inevitable rewards and punishments are here.

Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's own way at all hazards.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!

The clergy are at present divided into three sections: an immense body who are ignorant; a small proportion who know and are silent; and a minute minority who know and speak according to their knowledge.

For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has the eyes to see them.

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.