“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Virtue is a subordination of the passions to the intellect. It is to act in accordance with your highest convictions. It does not consist… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
In Nature there are neither rewards nor punishment, there are consequences. — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“But those who are incapable of pitying animals are, as a matter of fact, incapable of pitying men. A physician who would cut a… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“The doctrine that future happiness depends upon belief is monstrous. It is the infamy of infamies. The notion that faith in Christ is to… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“It is a splendid thing to think that the woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time,… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“He was a worshiper of liberty, a friend of the oppressed. A thousand times I have heard him quote these words: "For Justice all… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a… — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Brain without heart is far more dangerous than heart without brain.” — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and to his fellowmen.” — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Think of the wonderful chemistry by which bread was changed into the divine tragedy of Hamlet.” — Robert Ingersoll Copy Share Image
