If God Does Not Exist,

The World Is Ruled By Force, Not By Opinion; But Opinion Uses Force.

Reason's Last Step Is To Acknowledge That There Are Infinitely Many Things Beyond It.

Man Is So Made That By Continually Telling Him He Is A Fool He Believes It, And By Continually Telling It To Himself He Makes Himself Believe It. For Man Holds An Inward Talk With Himself, Which It Pays Him To Regulate.

Custom Determines What Is Agreeable.

It Is Natural For The Mind To Believe And For The Will To Love; So That, For Want Of True Objects, They Must Attach Themselves To False.