Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he...

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he...

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness.... I live in 1924,...

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness.... I live in 1924,...

A near-hit bolt of lightning can create a lot more Christian thinking than a long-winded...

A near-hit bolt of lightning can create a lot more Christian thinking than a long-winded...