I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized people--the... worship of spirits is synonymous with barbarism--it is mere fetish.... There is something philosophic in the worship of the heroes of the human race.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If you must commit suicide ... always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, sho...uld never be lost sight of.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The Germans are the most philosophic people in the world, and the greatest smokers: now I trace their philosophy to their smoking....... Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of this life (of which every one has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There's night and day, brother, both sweet things; sun, moon, and stars, brother, all sweet things; there's likewise a wind on the... heath. Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »