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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of...

Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of...

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

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

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come...

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come...

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...

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

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...

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

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

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...

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

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

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

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

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

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...

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,...

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of...

Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of...

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam...

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam...

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.