Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only...

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only...

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper...

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper...

Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.

Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get...

Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get...

Sanity is a madness put to good uses

Sanity is a madness put to good uses