Robert Green Ingersoll
19 quotations
If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.
He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
Happiness is not a reward -- it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment -- it is a result.
Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.
Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.
The more liberty you give away the more you will have.
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.
Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.
Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only consequences.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Courage without conscience is a wild beast.