Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of any other; get the bandage of reverence from your eyes; drive from your heart the phantom of fear; push from the throne of your brain…

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Reading Quotes, Thinking Quotes

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

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...

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...

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

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

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

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...

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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...

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.

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...

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

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...

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...

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

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

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...

A mule has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity

A mule has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity

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.

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

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...