Miracle: An event described by those to whom it was told by men who did not see it.
Pessimist: One who has been intimately acquainted with an Optimist.
Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.
If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
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.
Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions forced upon you by those who have a personal interest in keeping you in ignorance.