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Other Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll
- Ignorance worships mystery; reason explains it; the one grovels, the other soars.
- Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the…
- When your little child tells a lie, do not rush at him as though the world were about to go into bankruptcy. Be honest with…
- The only thing that makes life endurable in this world is human love, and yet, according to Christianity, that is the very thing that we…
- It is like most other ancient books - a mingling of falsehood and truth, of philosophy and folly - all written by men, and most…
- According to the celestial multiplication table, once one is three, and three times one is one, and according to heavenly subtraction if we take two…
- I know of no crime that has not been defended by the church, in one form or other. The church is not a pioneer; it…
- Upon the great questions of origin, of destiny, of immortality, of . . . other worlds, every honest man must say, 'I do not know.'…
- Even in the business of corporations honesty is the best policy, and the companies that have acted in accordance with the highest standard, other things…
- Sometime, it will be found that people can be changed only by changing their surroundings. It is alleged that, at least ninety-five percent of the…
- I am anxious to give away information, for it is only by giving it away that you can keep it. When you have told it,…
- When struck on one cheek to turn the other, is really joining a conspiracy to secure the triumph of brutality. To agree not to resist…
- For ages, a deadly conflict has been waged between a few brave men and women of thought and genius upon the one side, and the…
- The intelligent and good man holds in his affections the good and true of every land -- the boundaries of countries are not the limitations…
- Let us agree not to step on each other’s feet.
- The Unitarian Church has done more than any other church to substitute character for creed, and to say that a man should be judged by…
- We do not need the forgiveness of God, but of each other and of ourselves.
- Take the word Liberty from human speech and all the other words become poor, withered, meaningless sounds - but with that word realized - with…
- I am a believer in liberty . That is my religion to give to every other human being every right that I claim for myself,…
- 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,…
- The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.
- Liberty a word without which all other words are vain.
- Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.
- Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of any other; get the bandage of reverence from your eyes;…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour