Robert Green IngersollIf God created the universe, there was a time when he commenced to create. Back of that commencement there must have been an eternity. In that eternity what was this God doing? He… ▶372ThoughtTime
Robert Green IngersollHe [The Improved Man] will enjoy not only the sunshine of life, but will bear with fortitude the darkest days. He will have no fear of death. About the grave, there will be no ter… ▶372DeathLife
Robert Green IngersollIf the Bible and my brain are both the work of the same infinite God, whose fault is it that the book and my brain do not agree? ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll, Jeremiah Sullivan … ▶372ReadingThought
Robert Green IngersollEvery child should be taught that useful work is worship and that intelligent labor is the highest form of prayer. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. In… ▶361Thought
Robert Green IngersollI thank thee, Mother Nature, that thou hast put ingenuity enough in the brain of a child, when attacked by a brutal parent, to throw up a little breastwork in the shape of a lie. … ▶362Thought
Robert Green IngersollThe object of all education should be to increase the usefulness of man - usefulness to himself and others. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll… ▶351Sadness
Robert Green IngersollI have always noticed that the people who have the smallest souls make the most fuss about getting them saved. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1898). Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingerso… ▶351HumanityLife
Robert Green IngersollI know of no crime that has not been defended by the church, in one form or other. The church is not a pioneer; it accepts a new truth, last of all, and only when denial has becom… ▶352Truth
Robert Green IngersollThe superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen.… ▶353Thought
Robert Green IngersollI would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.4677, Library… ▶331DeathLifeLove
Robert Green IngersollIf I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.331Philosophy
Robert Green IngersollIf abuses are destroyed, man must destroy them. If slaves are freed, man must free them. If new truths are discovered, man must discover them. If the naked are clothed; if the hun… ▶353HopeThoughtTime
Robert Green IngersollThe hands that help are better far than lips that pray. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.886, Library of Alexandria342Thought
Robert Green IngersollWe all know that men in moderate circumstances can have just as comfortable houses as the richest, just as comfortable clothing, just as good food. They can see just as fine paint… ▶331LoveSadness
Robert Green IngersollThe only thing that makes life endurable in this world is human love, and yet, according to Christianity, that is the very thing that we are not to have in the other world. We are… ▶353HumanityLifeLove
Robert Green IngersollIn the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.2414, Library… ▶354DeathHopeLove
Robert Green IngersollIn all ages, hypocrites, called priests, have put crowns upon the heads of thieves, called kings. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.114, L… ▶321Philosophy
Robert Green IngersollIgnorance worships mystery; reason explains it; the one grovels, the other soars. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1874). The Gods, and Other Lectures, p.113343Sadness
Robert Green IngersollBy physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think and the right to thin… ▶321Thought
Robert Green IngersollWhen one of your children tells a lie, be honest with him; tell him that you have told hundreds of them yourself. Tell him it is not the best way; that you have tried it. Tell him… ▶343Truth
Robert Green IngersollCustom meets us at the cradle and leaves us only at the tomb. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.97, Library of Alexandria332Thought
Robert Green IngersollThe real searcher after truth will not receive the old because it is old, or reject the new because it is new. He will not believe men because they are dead, or contradict them be… ▶332DeathLifeTruth
Robert Green IngersollTake from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the unknowable, the absurd, and nothing but a vacuum remains. … ▶332Thought
Robert Green IngersollThe notion that faith in Christ is to be rewarded by an eternity of bliss, while a dependence upon reason, observation, and experience merits everlasting pain, is too absurd for r… ▶376HopeLifeSadness
Robert Green IngersollHope is the consolation of the world. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.1061, Library of Alexandria343Hope
Robert Green IngersollTo the wise man, to the wise nation, the mistakes of the past are the torches of the present. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.3259, Libr… ▶321Time
Robert Green IngersollSometime, it will be found that people can be changed only by changing their surroundings. It is alleged that, at least ninety-five percent of the criminals transported from Engla… ▶365HumanityTime
Robert Green IngersollEvery human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be self-supporting. To live on the labor of others, eithe… ▶343Humanity
Robert Green IngersollIt is labor that has made the world a fit habitation for the human race. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1908). The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll: Miscellany354Humanity
Robert Green IngersollLove your friends and be just to your enemies. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The Works of Robert G.Ingersoll. [Dresden Ed.]321Love
