The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness.

Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.

Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

The real heretic is not the atheist or agnostic (who are often decent people) but those who murmur "it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as it makes you feel good." This turns religion into a subjective matter, like taste in furnishings, and robs theology of its claim to ultimate truth.

The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.

Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better.