Man Was Not Intended By Nature To

It Is Impossible For Someone To Dispel His Fears About The Most Important Matters If He Doesn't Know The Nature Of The Universe But Still Gives Some Credence To Myths. So Without The Study Of Nature There Is No Enjoyment Of Pure Pleasure.

Those Desires That Do Not Bring Pain If They Are Not Satisfied Are Not Necessary; And They Are Easily Thrust Aside Whenever To Satisfy Them Appears Difficult Or Likely To Cause Injury.

Men, Believing In Myths, Will Always Fear Something Terrible, Everlasting Punishment As Certain Or Probable . . . Men Base All These Fears Not On Mature Opinions, But On Irrational Fancies, That They Are More Disturbed By Fear Of The Unknown Than By Facing Facts. Peace Of Mind Lies In Being Delivered From All These Fears.

He Who Says Either That The Time For Philosophy Has Not Yet Come Or That It Has Passed Is Like Someone Who Says That The Time For Happiness Has Not Yet Come Or That It Has Passed.

Injustice Is Not Evil In Itself, But Only In The Fear And Apprehension That One Will Not Escape Those Who Have Been Set Up To Punish The Offense.