Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.