The history of the world shows that when a mean thing was done, man did it; when a good thing was done, man did it.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions.

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.

All laws for the purpose of making man worship God, are born of the same spirit that kindled the fires of the auto da fe, and lovingly built the dungeons of the Inquisition. All laws defining and punishing blasphemy - making it a crime to give your honest ideas about the Bible, or to laugh at the ignorance of the ancient Jews, or to enjoy yourself on the Sabbath, or to give your opinion of Jehovah, were passed by impudent bigots, and should be at once repealed by honest men. An infinite God ought to be able to protect himself, without going in partnership with State Legislatures.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.