“It is so easy to hide our ignorance under such expressions as the 'plan of creation,' 'unity of design,' etc..
“Alliance: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third.
“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people
“If men would consider not so much where they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world
“If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.