God is good, there is no devil but fear.
No man should dogmatize except on the subject of theology. Here he can take his stand, and by throwing the burden of proof on the opposition, he is invincible. We have to die to find out whether he is right.
One thing is sure, there are just two respectable ways to die. One is of old age, and the other is by accident.
The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible.
A book on cheap paper does not convince. It is not prized, it is like a wheezy doctor with pigtail tobacco breath, who needs a manicure.
No book is of much importance; the vital thing is, What do you yourself think?
You had better be a round peg in a square hole than a square peg in a square hole. The latter is in for life, while the first is only an indeterminate sentence.
The secret of salvation is this: keep sweet, be useful, and keep busy.
Most reformers wore rubber boots and stood on glass when God sent a current of Commonsense through the Universe.
Reason: The arithmetic of the emotions.
God – the John Doe of philosophy and religion.
To know the great men dead is compensation for having to live with the mediocre.
The heroic man does not pose; he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic.
Destruction, violence, ravages, murder, are perpetrated by statute law.
Man is Creation’s masterpiece. But who says so?
No matter how long you live, die young.
There is a joy in going without things, a fine tang in eliminating the superfluous.
I believe in the Motherhood of God.
If you work for a man, in Heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply your bread and butter, work for him, stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents.
Imitation is the sincerest form of insult.