"The only certain antidote to the fear of death is the knowledge that we are already dead."

"It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain."

"A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look …"

"They are the sex which pays the debt of life, not by what it does, but by what it suffers. The pains of child-bearing, the care of the child, the constant dependence upon the man, and the short durati…"

"The more original a man is, the more he will be alone."