The Mind That Is Much Elevated And

An Irreligious Man Is Not One Who Denies The Gods Of The Majority, But One Who Applies To The Gods The Opinions Of The Majority. For What Most Men Say About The Gods Are Not Ideas Derived From Sensation, But False Opinions, According To Which The Greatest Evils Come To The Wicked, And The Greatest Blessings Come To The Good From The Gods.

The Greater The Difficulty The More Glory In Surmounting It, And The Loss Of False Joys Secures To Us A Much Better Possession Of Real Ones.

Why Should I Fear Death? If I Am, Death Is Not. If Death Is, I Am Not. Why Should I Fear That Which Can Only Exist When I Do Not?

Justice Has No Independent Existence; It Results From Mutual Contracts, And Establishes Itself Wherever There Is A Mutual Engagement To Guard Against Doing Or Sustaining Mutual Injury.

What Will Happen To Me If That Which This Desire Seeks Is Achieved, And What If It Is Not?