Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
The purpose of life is to live it.
There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.
The Constitution is a delusion and a snare if the weakest and humblest man in the land cannot be defended in his right to speak and his right to think as much as the strongest in the land.
In the great flood of human life that is spawned upon the earth, it is not often that a man is born.
An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
There are a lot of myths which make the human race cruel and barbarous and unkind. Good and Evil, Sin and Crime, Free Will and the like delusions made to excuse God for damning men and to excuse men for crucifying each other.
Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coattails.
To know all is to understand all, and this leaves no room for judgement and condemnation.
I am pleading for the future; I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men. When we can learn by, reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man.
The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.
Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.
I don’t like spinach, and I’m glad I don’t, because if I liked it I’d eat it, and I just hate it.
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.