It is with men as with other things. The mullein needs only a year, but the oak a century, and the greatest men are those who have continued to grow as long as they have lived.

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

I cannot see why we should expect an infinite God to do better in another world than he does in this.

The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

There are some truths, however, that we should never forget: Superstition has always been the relentless enemy of science; faith has been a hater of demonstration; hypocrisy has been sincere only in its dread of truth, and all religions are inconsistent with mental freedom.

Joy is wealth and love is the legal tender of the soul.

If nobody has too much, everybody will have enough.