"God is self-evident, impersonal, omniscient, the Knower and the Master of nature, the Lord of all. He is behind all worship and it is being done according to Him, whether we know it or not."

"A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands."

"It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream."

"Insist on yourself; never imitate... Every great man is unique."

"Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect."

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."

"There are three side effects of acid. Enchanced long term memory, decreased short term memory, and I forget the third."

"I have no need of your God-damned sympathy. I only wish to be entertained by some of your grosser reminiscences."

"The slightest sorrow for sin is sufficient if it produce amendment, and the greatest insufficient if it do not."

"One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers."