Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, read more

Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, like pain or a particular smell. - Tremendous Trifles.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth.

You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth.

Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do read more

Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do like.

I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors read more

I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults of the first.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.