L'homme ni ange ni bête, et le malheur veut que qui veut faire l'ange fait la bête. - Blaise Pascal

No habiendo podido los hombres
remediar la muerte
la miseria y la ignorancia,
han imaginado, para ser felices,
no pensar en absoluto en ellas.

We almost never think of the present, and if we do think of it, it is only to see what light it throws on our plans for the future. The present is never our end. The past and present are our means, the future alone our end. Thus we never actually live, but hope to live, and since we are always planning how to be happy, it is inevitable that we should never be so. (Page 10)

Order. Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next, make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is. Worthy of reverence because it really understands human nature. Attractive because it promises true good.