Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is read more

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life

In men, we various ruling passions find;
In women two almost divide the kind;
Those only fix'd, read more

In men, we various ruling passions find;
In women two almost divide the kind;
Those only fix'd, they first or last obey.
The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.

I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some read more

I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.

The prince of darkness is a gentleman

The prince of darkness is a gentleman

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.

May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.

May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.