The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them without preaching, are wealth, health, and power.

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Power Quotes, Religion Quotes

The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never...

The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never...

The family is the most basic unit of government. As the first community to which...

The family is the most basic unit of government. As the first community to which...

Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.

Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.

He who knows himself knows others.

He who knows himself knows others.

I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion...

Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion...

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it...

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it...

When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should...

When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should...

Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.

Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.

Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun

Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on...

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on...

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The...

The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The...

There is this difference between the two temporal blessings - health and money; money is...

There is this difference between the two temporal blessings - health and money; money is...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost.

Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost.

In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those...

In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more...

Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more...

Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.

Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.