“As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys
“The idea that a good God would send people to a burning hell is utterly damnable to me - the ravings of insanity, superstition gone to see! I want no part of such a God
“Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together
“The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned
“Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided
“The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.