The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

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...

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....

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.

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 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.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

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...

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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...

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

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.

The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.

The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality...

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality...

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...