[h]appy Or Miserable, Life Is The Only

God Ceases To Be God Only For Those Who Can Admit The Possibility Of His Non-existence, And That Conception Is In Itself The Most Severe Punishment They Can Suffer.

I Have Felt In My Very Blood, Ever Since I Was Born, A Most Unconquerable Hatred Towards The Whole Tribe Of Fools, And It Arises From The Fact That I Feel Myself A Blockhead Whenever I Am In Their Company.

Heart And Head Are The Constituent Parts Of Character; Temperament Has Almost Nothing To Do With It, And, Therefore, Character Is Dependent Upon Education, And Is Susceptible Of Being Corrected And Improved.

Cheating Is A Sin, But Honest Cunning Is Simply Prudence. It Is A Virtue. To Be Sure, It Has A Likeness To Roguery, But That Cannot Be Helped. He Who Has Not Learned To Practice It Is A Fool.

Love Is Only A Feeling Of Curiousity More Or Less Intense, Grafted Upon The Inclination Placed In Us By Nature That The Species May Be Preserved.