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With most people unbelief in one thing is founded upon blind belief in another.
With most people unbelief in one thing is founded upon blind belief in another.
It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within read more
It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him.
There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when read more
There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to read more
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is; and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God-seed into God.
"The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the read more
"The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the Shadow than in the Church.
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are read more
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
When men have gone so far as to talk as though their idols have come to life, it is time read more
When men have gone so far as to talk as though their idols have come to life, it is time that someone broke them.
It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and read more
It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not read more
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.