A man is not moral because he is obedient through fear or ignorance. Morality lives in the realm of perceived obligation.

Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

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

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 time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.

The myth of hell represents all the meanness, all the revenge, all the selfishness, all the cruelty, all the hatred, all the infamy of which the heart of man is capable.

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.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

The intellectual advancement of man depends on how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

Celebrate differences, give love, and more love. Anything short is a rigidity that cuts both ways and spawns odium and ire

Many people think that crying is a sign of weakness, they're wrong - it is a sign of healing.

What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.

Things never come when they are expected.

We must be reduced again and again to the limit of all resolution and resources and be compelled to feel the need of Another's help and sufficiency.

A good quote is a beautiful inspirational spring branch in the reader's mind; it is a powerful propulsive force too, just like a wind! All men need winds!

Such is the constitution of Man that labor may be said to be its own re-ward.

February, when the days of winter seem endless and no amount of wistful recollecting can bring back any air of summer.

The more we invest in our spirituality, the more consistently we can elevate our consciousness and connect to the spiritual source of everything good.