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Robert Green Ingersoll Quotes
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About Robert Green Ingersoll
 Life: 1833 - 1899 Country:  America Profession: Politician; Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 - July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism.
more... QuotationsIt is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow the teachings of the new, he would be insane. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Custom meets us at the cradle and leaves us only at the tomb. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
If I had my way I'd make health catching instead of disease. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
An honest God is the noblest work of man. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
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