The best mind-altering drug is the truth.

All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.