Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

Quote by Hebbel

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If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only...

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only...

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Reason is the substance of the universe. The design of the world is absolutely rational.

Reason is the substance of the universe. The design of the world is absolutely rational.

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts...

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts...

Religion is the highest vanity.

Religion is the highest vanity.

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a...

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a...

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a...

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a...

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons....

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons....

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away...

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away...

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don't stand for the white man's...

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don't stand for the white man's...

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

For us, to be ignored by God is a harsher punishment than to be a...

For us, to be ignored by God is a harsher punishment than to be a...

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive...

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive...

Religion hinges upon faith, politics hinges upon who can tell the most convincing lies or...

Religion hinges upon faith, politics hinges upon who can tell the most convincing lies or...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where...

Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...