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

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I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

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,...

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...

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...

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

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...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

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...

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening...

Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

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...

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

Kindness begets kindness

Kindness begets kindness

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back