Dogs, monkeys, and parrots are a thousand times less miserable than we are.

If God did not exist, he would have to be invented.

Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him; let us worship God through Jesus if we must - if ignorance has so far prevailed that this name can still be spoken in all seriousness without being taken as a synonym for rapine and carnage. Every sensible man, every honourable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

We are all guilty of the good we did not do

All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.