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Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
Anger
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.
Colleges and Universities
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
Courage
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.
Labor
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Happiness is not a reward -- it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment -- it is a result.
Happiness
Robert Green Ingersoll

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He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
Aid and Assistance
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
Hope
Robert Green Ingersoll

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I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.
Right and Rightness
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I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
Love
Robert Green Ingersoll

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If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.
Forgiveness
Robert Green Ingersoll

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In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only consequences.
Consequences
Robert Green Ingersoll

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In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
Mediocrity
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.
Kindness
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.
Theology
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
Science and Scientists
Robert Green Ingersoll

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The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.
Churches
Robert Green Ingersoll

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The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
Worth
Robert Green Ingersoll

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The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Courage
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The more liberty you give away the more you will have.
Liberty
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
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