All History Is Incomprehensible Without Christ.

The Virtue Of Man Is, In A Word, The Great Proof Of God.

It Is Evident, Indeed, That Such A Doctrine, Taken By Itself In A Literal Manner, Had No Future. The World, In Continuing To Exist, Caused It To Crumble. One Generation Of Man At The Most Was The Limit Of Its Endurance. The Faith Of The First Christian Generation Is Intelligible, But The Faith Of The Second Generation Is No Longer So. After The Death Of John, Or Of The Last Survivor, Whoever He Might Be, Of The Group Which Had Seen The Master, The Word Of Jesus Was Convicted Of Falsehood.

No Idea Can Succeed Except At The Expense Of Sacrifice; No One Ever Escapes Without Enduring Strain From The Struggle Of Life.

Good Humor Is A Philosophic State Of Mind; It Seems To Say To Nature That We Take Her No More Seriously Than She Takes Us.

As A Rule, All Heroism Is Due To A Lack Of Reflection, And Thus It Is Necessary To Maintain A Mass Of Imbeciles. If They Once Understand Themselves The Ruling Men Will Be Lost.