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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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...

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...

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...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he...

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he...

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

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

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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...

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...

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

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...

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

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.

A God who gave his entire time for 40 years to the work of converting...

A God who gave his entire time for 40 years to the work of converting...

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

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...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so