I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Hope Quotes, Reputation Quotes

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made...

Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made...

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.

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

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...

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword...

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword...

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he...

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he...

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

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,...

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...

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...

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

Writing and learning and thinking are the same process

Writing and learning and thinking are the same process