What light is to the eyes -- what air is to the lungs -- what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man. Robert G. Ingersoll More Quotes by Robert G. Ingersoll More Quotes From Robert G. Ingersoll Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. Robert G. Ingersoll The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself. Robert G. Ingersoll Any doctrine that will not bear investigation is not a fit tenant for the mind of an honest man. Robert G. Ingersoll Courage without conscience is a wild beast. Robert G. Ingersoll Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself. Robert G. Ingersoll 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. Robert G. Ingersoll He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others. Robert G. Ingersoll I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Robert G. Ingersoll In nature there are neither rewards nor punishment - there are consequences. Robert G. Ingersoll In the republic of mediocrity genius is dangerous. Robert G. Ingersoll It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead. Robert G. Ingersoll Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious and the unfortunate. Robert G. Ingersoll Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and sheds its radiance upon the quiet tomb. It is the Mother of Art, inspirer of poet, patriot, and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart, builder of every home, kinder of every fire on every hearth, It was the first dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody. Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to joy, and makes right royal kings of common clay. Robert G. Ingersoll 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 and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought... Robert G. Ingersoll The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not. Robert G. Ingersoll There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments, there are consequences. Robert G. Ingersoll There is no slavery but ignorance. Robert G. Ingersoll When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death -- that is heroism. Robert G. Ingersoll
