In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: God Quotes, Peace Quotes

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful...

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful...

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

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

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.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the...

Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the...

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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...

I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who...

I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who...

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment...

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment...

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,...

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of...

It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of...

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

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...

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.

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

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