Lincoln was not a type. He stands alone - no ancestors, no fellows, no successors.

The meanest hut with love in it is a palace fit for the gods, and a palace without love is a den only fit for wild beasts.

The Christians say, that among the ancient Jews, if you committed a crime you had to kill a sheep. Now they say 'charge it.' 'Put it on the slate.' The Savior will pay it. In this way, rascality is sold on credit, and the credit system in morals, as in business, breeds extravagance.

It is grander to think and investigate for yourself than to repeat a creed.

Theology is not what we know about God, but what we do not know about Nature.

The churches have no confidence in each other. Why? Because they are acquainted with each other.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.