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Robert Green Ingersoll

American Lawyer

Born: Aug 11, 1833

Died: Jul 21, 1899

Every Love Man Will World You

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For the most part, we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs of habits and mental customs. Robert Green Ingersoll

Our Mental Habits Part Most Opinions Customs Heirs Inherit

When men are prosperous, they are in love with life. Nature grows beautiful, the arts begin to flourish, there is work for painter and sculptor, the poet is born, the stage is erected - and this life with which men are in love is represented in a thousand forms. Robert Green Ingersoll

Good nature is the cheapest commodity in the world, and love is the only thing that will pay ten percent, to borrower and lender both. Robert Green Ingersoll

Love Good Nature Love Is World Will Pay Good Nature Borrower Percent Ten Only Both Cheapest Commodity The Only Thing Lender Thing

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

Hope Liar Reputation Only Never Veracity Loses His Who Universal

The great man who gives a true transcript of his mind fascinates and instructs. Most writers suppress individuality. They wish to please the public. Robert Green Ingersoll

Great Man Mind Wish Please Great Man Gives Writers Individuality True Most Suppress His Public Who Fascinates

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

Bible Ignorance Gentleman Inspiration Reads Depends Who

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action. Robert Green Ingersoll

World Action Our Through Road Era Passes Holiness Necessarily

Freedom believes in education - the salvation of slavery is ignorance. Robert Green Ingersoll

Education Freedom Ignorance Salvation Believes Slavery

The more liberty you give away the more you will have. Robert Green Ingersoll

Freedom You Liberty Will Give More Away

Voltaire lighted a torch and gave to others the sacred flame. The light still shines and will as long as man loves liberty and seeks for truth. Robert Green Ingersoll

Truth Man Liberty Light Will Long Flame Gave Others Torch Seeks Sacred Voltaire Lighted Still Shines Loves

If matter cannot be destroyed, cannot be annihilated, it could not have been created. The indestructible must be uncreatable. Robert Green Ingersoll

Matter Destroyed Must Indestructible Could Been Cannot Created

Homes make patriots. He who has sat by his own fireside with wife and children will defend it. Few men have been patriotic enough to shoulder a musket in defense of a boarding house. The prosperity and glory of our country depend upon the number of people who are the owners of homes. Robert Green Ingersoll

People Prosperity Wife Will Men Country Few Own Depend Defense Enough Our He House Make Glory Been His Few Men Owners Children Patriotic Patriots Boarding Shoulder Who Sat Homes Defend Number

If the government can make money, what on earth does it collect taxes for you and me for? Why don't it make what money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us? Robert Green Ingersoll

Government Me You Balance Money Earth Out Collect Give Take Make Does Wants Taxes Us Why

The Catholics of Maryland were the first people on the new continent to declare universal religious toleration. Let this be remembered to their eternal honor. Robert Green Ingersoll

People Honor First Religious Maryland Remembered New First People Catholics Continent Were Eternal Declare Toleration Universal

Liberty is the breath of progress. Robert Green Ingersoll

Progress Liberty Breath

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them. Robert Green Ingersoll

Property Men Few Own Rich Owns Them

There is no slavery but ignorance. Robert Green Ingersoll

Ignorance Slavery

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

God Forgiveness Me Pay Ten Smith Dollars Owe Forgives

The mind cannot be securely anchored. If we do not advance, we go backward. If we do not grow, we decay. If we do not develop, we shrink and shrivel. Robert Green Ingersoll

Mind Anchored Backward Develop Advance Go Decay Cannot Grow Shrink

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