I do not believe in loving enemies; I have pretty hard work to love my friends. Neither do I believe in revenge. No man can afford to keep the viper of revenge in his heart. But I believe in justice, in self-defense.

To know that the Bible is the literature of a barbarous people, to know that it is uninspired, to be certain that the supernatural does not and cannot exist - all this is but the beginning of wisdom.

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two: slavery here and hell hereafter.

Do the best that can be done and then . . . be resigned.

No man should kill himself as long as he can be of the least use to anybody, and if you cannot find some person that you are willing to do something for, find a good dog and take care of him. You have no idea how much better you will feel.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar.