“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. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.”
Strength
“We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.”
CourageAll Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll
“Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.”
Religion“An honest God is the noblest work of man.”
God“Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.”
Happiness“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments there are consequences.”
Nature“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.”
Education“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.”
Good“What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.”
Love“Reason, observation, and experience the holy trinity of science.”
Experience“I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men.”
Men“It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.”
Age“Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.”
Hope“We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.”
Courage“If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.”
God“In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.”
Death“My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.”
Happiness“Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.”
Best“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism.”
Death“I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.”
Death“Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.”
Hope