Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.