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

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.

I would rather live with the woman I love in a world full of trouble, than to live in heaven with nobody but men.

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

So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

He [The Improved Man] will enjoy not only the sunshine of life, but will bear with fortitude the darkest days. He will have no fear of death. About the grave, there will be no terrors, and his life will end as serenely as the sun rises.

The Catholics have a Pope. Protestants laugh at them, and yet the Pope is capable of intellectual advancement. In addition to this, the Pope is mortal, and the church cannot be afflicted with the same idiot forever. The Protestants have a book for their Pope. The book cannot advance. Year after year, and century after century, the book remains as ignorant as ever.