With soap baptism is a good thing.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Who can over estimate the progress of the world if all the money wasted in superstition could be used to enlighten, elevate and civilize mankind?

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

As more people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers.

To hate man and worship God seems to be the sum of all the creeds.

The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.

I would far prefer to be told simply to go and die. It's straightforward. But people almost never say, "Die!" Paltry, prudent hypocrites!

Conscience is the detective that watches the direction of our steps and decries every conscious transgression.

You say we worship the sun

I wanted to end the world but,I'll settle for ending yours.

The media loves nothing more than when there is a racial scandal or something. Racism, bigotry, these are just such hot button issues, and the media loves it.

One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

Some people recognize me. I really like it.

When a man loses his vision of the future he dies.

Enthusiasm is the electric current that keeps the engine of life going at top speed.

Resolution Trust Company was set up to liquidate a bunch of assets that the government had inherited because the savings and loans went broke.