The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Courage Quotes, Testing Quotes

Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense

Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

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...

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

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

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,...

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little...

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little...

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

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

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...

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...

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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...

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

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...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

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....