The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.

An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths.

It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.

When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accept the facts that all men and women are approaching an inevitable doom: the consciousness of it should make us more kindly and considerate of each other. This feeling should make men and women use their best efforts to help their fellow travelers on the road, to make the path brighter and easier as we journey on. It should bring a closer kinship, a better understanding, and a deeper sympathy for the wayfarers who must live a common life and die a common death.

A prison is confining to the body, but whether it affects the mind, depends entirely upon the mind.

Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.