He raised his hands, not to strike, but in benediction. Lincoln was the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war. He is the gentlest memory of our world.

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility.

Environment is a sculptor - a painter. If we had been born in Constantinople, then most of us would have said: 'There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.' If our parents had lived on the banks of the Ganges, we would have been worshipers of Siva, longing for the heaven of Nirvana. As a rule, children love their parents, believe what they teach, and take great pride in saying that the religion of mother is good enough for them.

If I go to heaven I want to take my reason with me.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

If Jehovah cannot support his religion without going into partnership with a State Legislature, I think he ought to give it up.

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little more enlightened, religion would perish.