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All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, read more
All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, but though I seem to be driven out of my country as a misbeliever I have found no man yet with a faith like mine.
These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and read more
These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
The minister's brain is often the "poor-box" of the church.
The minister's brain is often the "poor-box" of the church.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even read more
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.
In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.
We are convinced that we are true soul mates. When I was fifteen and praying for my future wife, she read more
We are convinced that we are true soul mates. When I was fifteen and praying for my future wife, she was fourteen and praying for her future husband.
Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false beliefs.
Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false beliefs.
The human understanding is no dry light, but receives infusion from the will and affections; which proceed sciences which may read more
The human understanding is no dry light, but receives infusion from the will and affections; which proceed sciences which may be called "sciences as one would." For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. Therefore he rejects difficult things from impatience of research; sober things, because they narrow hope; the deeper things of nature, from superstition; the light of experience, from arrogance and pride; things not commonly believed, out of deference to the opinion of the vulgar. Numberless in short are the ways, and sometimes imperceptible, in which the affections color and infect the understanding.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
