Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Robert Green Ingersoll

Robert Green Ingersoll

American lawyer, a Civil War veteran and politician

Lived from: 1833 - 1899

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 11 august 1833 Died: 21 july 1899

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  • Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.
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  • Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.
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  • Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.
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  • Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
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  • Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.
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  • Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
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  • Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.
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  • Few rich men own their own property. The property owns them.
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  • Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.
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  • He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
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  • Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
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  • I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.
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  • I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
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  • If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.
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  • In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only consequences.
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  • In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
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  • It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.
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  • Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious and the unfortunate.
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  • Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.
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  • Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
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What are the most famous quotes from Robert Green Ingersoll?

The two most famous quotes from Robert Green Ingersoll are:

  • "Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result."
  • "Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows."

When did Robert Green Ingersoll live?

Robert Green Ingersoll was born in 1833 and died in the year 1899.