Quotes
Quotes - Ingersoll
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart--the best brain. The superior man ... stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead.
Reason, Observation, and Experienceâ the Holy Trinity of Science.
The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.
The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless.
The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane.
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.
Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow the teachings of the new, he would be insane.
A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.
Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
