Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made so easily, and the raw material cost so little, that generally the god market was fairly glutted and heaven crammed with these phantoms.

If God objected to [people with various handicaps], he ought not have created such people.

Ignorance worships mystery; reason explains it; the one grovels, the other soars.

Fear is religion, courage is science.

The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

Love is the only bow on Life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and the Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of Art—inspirer of poet, patriot, and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart— builder of every home—kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody, for Music is the voice of Love.