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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

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.

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be...

If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be...

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

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

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to...

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to...

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...

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

Age after age, the strong have trampled upon the weak; the crafty and heartless have...

Age after age, the strong have trampled upon the weak; the crafty and heartless have...

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than...

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than...

A man with God is always in the majority

A man with God is always in the majority

I told the priest, Don't count on any second coming, God got his ass kicked...

I told the priest, Don't count on any second coming, God got his ass kicked...