A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.

A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

I hope I never get so old I get religious.

I hope I never get so old I get religious.

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

God's first creature, which was light.

God's first creature, which was light.

I don't know of a single foreign product that enters this country untaxed, except the answer to prayer.

I don't know of a single foreign product that enters this country untaxed, except the answer to prayer.

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.