“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”

“Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.”

“It is impossible for us to think of any thing, which we have not antecedently felt, either by our external or internal senses.”

“No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.”

“It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause”

“Explanation is where the mind rests.”

“Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person whos willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they ca...”

“A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.”

“He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a t...”