Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.

Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.

The Christian churches were offered two things: the spirit of Jesus and the idiotic morality of Paul, and they rejected read more

The Christian churches were offered two things: the spirit of Jesus and the idiotic morality of Paul, and they rejected the higher inspiration... Following Paul, we have turned the goodness of love into a fiend and degraded the crowning impulse of our being into a capital sin.

Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his read more

Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them.

Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.

Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.

Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.

Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.

The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.

The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the read more

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.

If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.

If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you read more

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.