Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what it means.
Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with less of stoic courage than is needed by sceptics.
Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.
All belief systems are elaborate fabrications, if logic is followed out to the end.
A man so painfully in love is capable of self-torture beyond belief.
“Belief” means not-wishing-to-know what is true.
