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Evil be to him who evil thinks.
Evil be to him who evil thinks.
 Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that 
natural fear in children is read more 
 Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that 
natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the 
other. 
But now our fate from unmomentous things, may rise like rivers out of little springs.
But now our fate from unmomentous things, may rise like rivers out of little springs.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it read more
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.
To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and neither to believe in or read more
To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and neither to believe in or guess at anything but that world is not merely hell but the only possible damnation: the act of a man damning himself. It may be -- I hope it is -- redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable.
The cost of living is dying, everybody pays.
The cost of living is dying, everybody pays.
Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit.
Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit.
 When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live you life in a manner so that when you read more 
 When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live you life in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.