Robert Green Ingersoll Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.”

“Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.”

“Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.”

“Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.”

“Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.”

“In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.”

“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.”

“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, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.”

“The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.”

“Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.”