Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?

No man is a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good friend, or a good man just because he obeys the law. The intrinsic worth is determined mainly by the intrinsic make-up.

The best way to understand somebody else is to put yourself in his place.

I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.

When every event was a miracle, when there was no order or system or law, there was no occasion for studying any subject, or being interested in anything excepting a religion which took care of the soul. As man doubted the primitive conceptions about religion, and no longer accepted the literal, miraculous teachings of ancient books, he set himself to understand nature.

The consideration and kindness shown by unfortunates to each other are surprising to those who have no experience with this class of men. Often to find real sympathy you must go to those who know what misery means.

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom