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47 quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of United States during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed "The Great Agnostic".
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Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.

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Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

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A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that... →

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

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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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I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a... →

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Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

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

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The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

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Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

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Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights... →

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