"Reading is merely a substitute for thought."

"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is lent us in life: the higher the interest, the more we have to pay."

"Women are guilty of perjury far more often than men. It is questionable whether they ought to be allowed to take an oath at all."

"The existence of evil is a proof that God is not omnipotent, or not benevolent, or both."

"The world is a place where we are all condemned to suffer."