"Thou shall not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, thou shall steal and thou must."

"The unexamined life is not worth living to a human."

"Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed."

"Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves."

"Tradition is laziness."

"Never argue with an idiot, because they will only bring you down to their level and beat you by experience."

"The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion."

"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."

"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes."

"Angels dancing on the head of a pin dissolve into nothingness at the bedside of a dying child."

"Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion."

"It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing."