If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn’t pay Smith.
Happiness is not a reward – it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment – it is a result.
Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.
It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
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