Be More Than You Seem To Be.

Christianity Is An Old Metaphysical Fiction, Stuffed With Fables, Contradictions And Absurdities: It Was Spawned In The Fevered Imagination Of The Orientals, And Then Spread To Our Europe, Where Some Fanatics Espoused It, Where Some Intriguers Pretended To Be Convinced By It And Where Some Imbeciles Actually Believed It.

As To Your Newton, I Confess I Do Not Understand His Void And His Gravity; I Admit He Has Demonstrated The Movement Of The Heavenly Bodies With More Exactitude Than His Forerunners; But You Will Admit It Is An Absurdity To To Maintain The Existence Of Nothing.

Everybody Is Using Coffee. If Possible, This Must Be Prevented. My People Must Drink Beer.

No Government Can Exist Without Taxation. The Money Must Necessarily Be Levied On The People; And The Grand Art Consists Of Levying So As Not To Oppress.

Always Presume That The Enemy Has Dangerous Designs And Always Be Forehanded With The Remedy. But Do Not Let These Calculations Make Your Timid.