The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

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

Upon the great questions of origin, of destiny, of immortality, of . . . other worlds, every honest man must say, 'I do not know.' Upon these questions, this is the creed of intelligence.

Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion into politics

You see, after all, few rich men own their property. The property owns them.

I would rather smoke one cigar than hear two sermons.

To the wise man, to the wise nation, the mistakes of the past are the torches of the present.