If the reason I give is a good one, you will act upon it. If it is a bad one I cannot make it better by piling epithet upon epithet. There is no logic in abuse; there is no argument in an epithet.

The good part of Christmas is not always Christian -- it is generally Pagan; that is to say, human, natural.

If upon this earth we ever have a glimpse of heaven,it is when we pass a home in winter, at night,and through the windows, the curtains drawn aside,we see the family about the pleasant hearth; the old lady knitting; the cat playing with the yarn;the children wishing they had as many dolls or dollars or knivesor somethings, as there are sparks going out to join the roaring blast;the father reading and smoking, and the clouds rising like incense from the altar of domestic joy.I never passed such a house without feeling thatI had received a benediction.

Nothing could add to the horror of hell, except the presence of its creator, God. While I have life, as long as I draw breath, I shall deny with all my strength, and hate with every drop of my blood, this infinite lie.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers: It is the only prayer that deserves an answer—good, honest, noble work.

If Jehovah cannot support his religion without going into partnership with a State Legislature, I think he ought to give it up.

Prayer is of no avail. The lightning falls on the just and the unjust in accordance with natural laws.