Seeing with better eyes We can recognize that the offender is a valuable human being who struggles with the same needs, pressures, and confusions that we struggle with. We will recognize that the incident really may not have been about us in the first place. Instead it was about the wrongdoer's misguided attempt to meet his or her own needs. As we regard offenders from this point of view (regardless of whether they repent and regardless of what they have done or suffered), we will be in a position to forgive them.

Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.

Organized religion, being founded on superstition, is, perforce, not scientific. And all that which is not scientific - that is, truthful - must be bolstered up by force, fear and falsehood. Thus we always find slavery and organized religion going hand in hand.

I believe it is possible that I shall make other creeds, and change this one, or add to it, from time to time, as new light may come to me.

If you don't advertise yourself you will be advertised by your loving enemies.

A good front is half the battle in love or war.

The wise way to benefit humanity is to attend to your own affairs, and thus give other people an opportunity to look after theirs.