They are all so-called Christian nations, but... this superimposed religion... does not penetrate into the core of their souls. It has no relation to their daily experience... It is a key to open a heaven after death and not a key with which to force open the portals of this life.

Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.

William Warburton

We can do things the cheap way, the simple way, for the short-term and without regard for the future. Or, we can make the extra effort, do the hard work, absorb the criticism and make decisions that will cause a better future.

Mike Rounds

Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.

Eric Hoffer

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired, but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.

Barbra Streisand

What good has impatience ever brought? It has only served as the mother of mistakes and the father of irritation.

Steve Maraboli

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Lactantius

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

George Ade

A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the fitness and tendency of things. Nature has set upon him the process of decline and dissolution by which she removes things which have survived their usefulness.

William Graham Sumner

Rarely do the followers exceed the expectations of the leaders.

Source Unknown

...you ask me why I compare you to stars - it's simple - that's where your goddess has fled...

John Geddes

Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It's not a popular position.

Bill Gates

Do not blame your parents for not working hard enough to birth you with silver spoon in your mouth because tomorrow you will be a parent and your children will in turn blame you for not giving birth to them with the desired silver spoon.

Jaachynma N.E. Agu