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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Education Quotes

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...

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

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...

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...

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...

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

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and...

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and...

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.

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

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.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

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

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

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

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

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

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.

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what...

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what...

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.