May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.
Thomas Jefferson Quotes
The merchant has no country.
The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but that of gain.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment in it.
I cannot live without books.
The authors of the gospels were unlettered and ignorant men and the teachings of Jesus have come to us mutilated, misstated and unintelligible.
Do not be frightened from this enquiry by any fear of its consequences. If it ends in a belief that there is no god, you will find incitements to virtue in the comfort and pleasantness you feel in its’ exercise, and the love of others which it will procure you. If you find reason to […]
No one has an idea really of where we should draw the line. What about the Bible? It is between fifty and sixty years since I read the Apocalypse, and I then considered it merely the ravings of a maniac.
He who knows best knows how little he knows.
Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were the entire world looking at you, and act accordingly.
