I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven read more

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring and because it has fresh peaches read more

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring and because it has fresh peaches in it.

All animals except man know that the ultimate point of life is to enjoy it. -Samuel Butler.

All animals except man know that the ultimate point of life is to enjoy it. -Samuel Butler.

Life is an uncharted ocean. The cautious mariner must needs take
Many soundings ere he conduct his barque to read more

Life is an uncharted ocean. The cautious mariner must needs take
Many soundings ere he conduct his barque to port in safety.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

Death and taxes and childbirth. There's never any convenient time for any of them.

Death and taxes and childbirth. There's never any convenient time for any of them.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning.

Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.