More from Robert G. Ingersoll

  1. It is not necessary to be great to be happy; it is not necessary to be rich to be just and generous and to have a heart filled with divine …
  2. Liberty of thought, this liberty of expression, is of more value than any other thing beneath the stars. Of more value than any religion, o…
  3. It is impossible for a man to be respectable enough to make a mistake respectable.
  4. Love is a revelation, a creation. From love the world borrows its beauty and the heavens their glory. Justice, self-denial, charity and pit…
  5. It is far more important to love your wife than to love God, and I will tell you why. You cannot help him, but you can help her. You can fi…
  6. Love is natural. Back of all ceremony burns and will forever burn the sacred flame. There has been no time in the world's history when that…
  7. It is far more important to build a home than to erect a church. The holiest temple beneath the stars is a home that love has built.
  8. Love is not a crime ... men and women should be proudly natural; they need not grovel on the earth and cover their faces for shame.

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