“The day of our decease will be that of our coming of age; and with our last breath we shall become free of the universe. And in some region of infinity, and from among its splendors, this earth will be looked back on like a lowly home, and this life of ours be remembered like a short apprenticeship to duty.” HomeAgeEarthLastsDeathUniverseDutyBreathsThis LifeRememberedRegionsComing Of AgeInfinitySplendorApprenticeship Book:Euthanasy, Or Happy Talk Towards the End of Life Source: Euthanasy, Or Happy Talk Towards the End of Life
“It is through the perversion of the religious element in woman, playing upon her hopes and fears of the future, holding this life with all its high duties in abeyance to that which is to come, that she and the children she has trained have been so completely subjugated by priestcraft and superstition.” ChildrenHas BeensReligiousAtheismDutyElementsPositive AtheismThis LifeSuperstitionsPerversionHopes And FearsFear Of The Future Book:The Woman's Bible Source: The Woman's Bible
“Peculiar or not, it is my idea of pleasure. Why, why else do you lead this life you don't enjoy it? Don't talk of duty to me; you men always have some high-sounding excuse for indulging yourselves. You go gallivanting over the earth, climbing mountains, looking for the sources of the Nile; and expect women to sit dully at home embroidering. I embroider very badly. I think I would excavate rather well.” ThinkingMenWellsIdeasHomeEarthEnjoyPleasureDutySourceMountainExcuseThis LifeClimbingPeculiarClimbing MountainNile Author:Barbara Mertz
“I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.” LifeBelieveHumansHappinessI BelieveReligiousJusticePrinciplesDutyCreaturesMercyFellowsI Believe InThis LifeAge Of Reason Author:Thomas Paine
“An Irish Airman foresees his Death I Know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love, My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death.” KnowsMenYearsMindEndsCountryLawHateFightingLossPoorBehindsFateDutyBalanceWasteCrossesLonelyBreathsCloudsCrowdsDelightThis LifeImpulseCheerBalancedCountrymenTumultAirmen Author:William Butler Yeats