God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.
Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.
Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name.
Let every man be true and every god a liar.
God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.
God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.
To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him.
And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.
If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right.
People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.
If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.
The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.
There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.
People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.
You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.
