The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas read more

The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas the things one loves, lives, and dies for are not, in the last analysis completely expressible in words.

A man often preaches his beliefs precisely when he has lost them and is looking everywhere for them, and, on read more

A man often preaches his beliefs precisely when he has lost them and is looking everywhere for them, and, on such occasions, his preaching is by no means at its worst.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred read more

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.

There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.

There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its read more

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling. Live your life so that when you read more

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're smiling and
everyone around you is crying.

The church is actually patronized by the social order as a means of stabilizing and perpetuating the existing system.

The church is actually patronized by the social order as a means of stabilizing and perpetuating the existing system.