I would not for my life destroy one star of human hope, but I want it so that when a poor woman rocks the cradle and sings a lullaby to the dimpled darling, she will not be compelled to believe that ninety-nine chances in a hundred she is raising kindling wood for hell.

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and, I might add, infinitely absurd.

While I am opposed to all orthodox creeds, I have a creed myself; and my creed is this. Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so. This creed is somewhat short, but it is long enough for this life, strong enough for this world. If there is another world, when we get there we can make another creed.

It is grander to think and investigate for yourself than to repeat a creed.

I would rather live with the woman I love in a world full of trouble, than to live in heaven with nobody but men.

It is labor that has made the world a fit habitation for the human race.