Memory is the miser of the mind; forgetfulness the spendthrift.

If the Bible and my brain are both the work of the same infinite God, whose fault is it that the book and my brain do not agree?

Darwin has done more to change human thought than all the priests who have existed.

I have not the slightest confidence in 'spiritual manifestations.'

Some president wishes to be re-elected, and thereupon speaks about the Bible as "the corner-stone of American Liberty." This sentence is a mouth large enough to swallow any church, and from that time forward the religious people will be citing that remark of the politician to substantiate the inspiration of the Scriptures.

Grant others the same rights as you claim for yourself.

Hope is the consolation of the world.