The more intense has been the religion of any period and the more profound has been the dogmatic belief, the greater has been the cruelty and the worse has been the state of affairs.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

I challenge you to make your life the masterpiece you want to paint, the novel you want to read, the day you want to wake to.

God is more interested in restoring our hearts to Him, than giving us a happy marriage.

We do not kill good people, for the world is better with them in it.

Lying under this spell you cast on me Each moment The more I love you.

He who would reach the desired goal must, while a boy, suffer and labor much and bear both heat and cold. [Lat., Qui studet optatam cursu coningere metam Multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit.]

Science can prove nothing about God, because God lies outside its province.

The equality of play was a surprise-it was the most competitive race in the seven-year history of MLS.

Globalization is the next big artworld idea

Something pretty mysterious had to give rise to the origin of the universe.

I see a continuation of the populist outrage that prompted the Brexit and sparked the Bernie Sanders campaign.