Arguments cannot be answered by personal abuse; there is no logic in slander, and falsehood, in the long run, defeats itself.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

Nothing could be more idiotic and absurd than the doctrine of the trinity.

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.

The undressed is vulgar; the nude is pure, and the well-dressed tainted.

God cannot send to eternal pain a man who has done something toward improving the condition of his fellow-man. If he can, I had rather go to hell than to heaven and keep company with such a god.

The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.