Millions of men give all their energies, as well as their very souls, for the acquisition of gold. And this will continue as long as society is ignorant enough and hypocritical enough to hold in high esteem the man of wealth without the slightest regard to the character of the man.

The history of the world shows that when a mean thing was done, man did it; when a good thing was done, man did it.

Every flower about a house certifies to the refinement of somebody. Every vine climbing and blossoming tells of love and joy

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who wished to preserve Judaism - one who wished to reform it, and one who built a system of his own

An infinite personality is an infinite impossibility.

I have always noticed that the people who have the smallest souls make the most fuss about getting them saved.

Would God give a bird wings and make it a crime to fly? Would he give me brains and make it a crime to think? Any God that would damn one of his children for the expression of his honest thought wouldn't make a decent thief. When I read a book and don't believe it, I ought to say so. I will do so and take the consequences like a man.