I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom.

In the great flood of human life that is spawned upon the earth, it is not often that a man is born.

The objector and the rebel who raises his voice against what he believes to be the injustice of the present and the wrongs of the past is the one who hunches the world along.

Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.

I am simply an agnostic. I haven't yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don't know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.

My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.