We may define "faith" as the firm belief in something for which there is no evidence. Where there is evidence, no one speaks of "faith." We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth is round. We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence. The substitution of emotion for evidence is apt to lead to strife, since different groups, substitute different emotions.

Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

It is not known why the Lord made the human body as he did, since one might suppose that omnipotence could have made it such as would not have shocked the nice people.

In our complex world, there cannot be fruitful initiative without government, but unfortunately there can be government without initiative.

I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.

For the learning of every virtue there is an appropriate discipline, and for the learning of suspended judgment the best discipline is philosophy.

Americans need rest, but do not know it. I believe this to be a large part of the explanation of the crime wave in the United States.