#Robert G. Ingersoll quotes

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Roland Ruocco (United States) Sunburst

[Gwyllm Llwydd]

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“Love is the only bow on Life’s dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on 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, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody — for music is the voice of love. Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.”

—Robert G. Ingersoll, sounding suspiciously like a deeply religious person in “Orthodoxy: A Lecture” (1884) • Ingersoll was a 19th century American lawyer and writer who came to be known as “The Great Agnostic” because of his tireless defense of the right to remain skeptical of all religions. Traversing

[symphonyoflovenet]

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Robert G. Ingersoll

[darnellclayton]

Robert Ingersoll: The Supreme Test

Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. Robert G. Ingersoll (discovered via Reuters, image from Britannica) A memorable quote from a not so memorable man.

[pyredez]

tagged by: @crylamby <3 tagging: YOU. yall should do it so I can see it.

FIVE SONGS.

HOPELESS OPUS BY IMAGINE DRAGONS. I've got this place that I've filled with empty space / Oh, I'm trying not to face what I've done / My hopeless opus / I'm in this race, and I'm hoping just to place / Oh, I'm trying not to face what's become of me / My hopeless opus

FIRE DRILL BY MELANIE MARTINEZ. I've never fit into any category, always deemed an outcast / Since I was in Sunday school and all the cool kids said I was weird / It's exactly the same, they say, "Why do you dress that way? / Why do you act that way? Why don't you dress like me?" / So is that what you really wanna say to me?

JUST LIKE FIRE BY P!NK. Just like fire, burning up the way / If I can light the world up for just one day / Watch this madness, colorful charade / No one can be just like me anyway

LOW LIFE BY X AMBASSADORS. Now please tell me I'm broke / It's much easier that way, 'cause I just let you down / It's much easier that way / I'm nothing but a low life / Thinking about my own life / I can't help myself from falling

DANCE MONKEY BY TONES AND I. So they say / "Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh / I've never seen anybody do the things you do before" / They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay / And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again"

FIVE QUOTES.

I. We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it. ― Tennessee Williams

II. I seek strength, not to be greater than other, but to fight my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. ― P.C. Cast

III. I like unkempt; I don’t mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel. — Chris Robinson

IV. The mechanic, when a wheel refuses to turn, never thinks of dropping on his knees and asking the assistance of some divine power. He knows there is a reason. He knows that something is too large or too small; that there is something wrong with his machine; and he goes to work and he makes it larger or smaller, here or there, until the wheel will turn. — Robert G. Ingersoll

V. Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, in all areas of life – looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times. — Steve Goodier

[automatismoateo]

This is an atheist/agnostic/freethinker quote that I think everyone here should know. via /r/atheism

This is an atheist/agnostic/freethinker quote that I think everyone here should know. “When I became convinced that the Universe is natural – that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood, the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell, the dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts, and bars, and manacles became dust. I was no longer a servant, a serf or a slave. There was for me no master in all the wide world -- not even in infinite space. I was free -- free to think, to express my thoughts -- free to live to my own ideal -- free to live for myself and those I loved -- free to use all my faculties, all my senses -- free to spread imagination's wings -- free to investigate, to guess and dream and hope -- free to judge and determine for myself -- free to reject all ignorant and cruel creeds, all the "inspired" books that savages have produced, and all the barbarous legends of the past -- free from popes and priests -- free from all the "called" and "set apart" -- free from sanctified mistakes and holy lies -- free from the fear of eternal pain -- free from the winged monsters of the night -- free from devils, ghosts and gods. For the first time I was free. There were no prohibited places in all the realms of thought -- no air, no space, where fancy could not spread her painted wings -- no chains for my limbs -- no lashes for my back -- no fires for my flesh -- no master's frown or threat – no following another's steps -- no need to bow, or cringe, or crawl, or utter lying words. I was free. I stood erect and fearlessly, joyously, faced all worlds. And then my heart was filled with gratitude, with thankfulness, and went out in love to all the heroes, the thinkers who gave their lives for the liberty of hand and brain -- for the freedom of labor and thought -- to those who fell on the fierce fields of war, to those who died in dungeons bound with chains -- to those who proudly mounted scaffold's stairs -- to those whose bones were crushed, whose flesh was scarred and torn -- to those by fire consumed -- to all the wise, the good, the brave of every land, whose thoughts and deeds have given freedom to the sons of men. And then I vowed to grasp the torch that they had held, and hold it high, that light might conquer darkness still.” –Robert G. Ingersoll Submitted November 25, 2023 at 03:06AM by ladybugsarecoolbro (From Reddit https://ift.tt/UmNwOq4)

[wepicy]

Freedom Quote By Robert G. Ingersoll “Liberty a word without which all other words are vain.” - Robert G. Ingersoll

[loveinquotesposts]

https://loveinquotes.com/when-reading-the-history-of-the-jewish-people-of-their-flight-from-slavery-to-death-of-their-exchange-of-tyrants-i-must-confess-that-my-sympathies-are-all-aroused-in-their-behalf-they-were-cheated/

When reading the history of the Jewish people, of their flight from slavery to death, of their exchange of tyrants, I must confess that my sympathies are all aroused in their behalf. They were cheated, deceived and abused. Their god was quick-tempered unreasonable, cruel, revengeful and dishonest. He was always promising but never performed. He wasted time in ceremony and childish detail, and in the exaggeration of what he had done. It is impossible for me to conceive of a character more utterly detestable than that of the Hebrew god. He had solemnly promised the Jews that he would take them from Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey. He had led them to believe that in a little while their troubles would be over, and that they would soon in the land of Canaan, surrounded by their wives and little ones, forget the stripes and tears of Egypt. After promising the poor wanderers again and again that he would lead them in safety to the promised land of joy and plenty, this God, forgetting every promise, said to the wretches in his power:—'Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness and your children shall wander until your carcasses be wasted.' This curse was the conclusion of the whole matter. Into this dust of death and night faded all the promises of God. Into this rottenness of wandering despair fell all the dreams of liberty and home. Millions of corpses were left to rot in the desert, and each one certified to the dishonesty of Jehovah. I cannot believe these things. They are so cruel and heartless, that my blood is chilled and my sense of justice shocked. A book that is equally abhorrent to my head and heart, cannot be accepted as a revelation from God.When we think of the poor Jews, destroyed, murdered, bitten by serpents, visited by plagues, decimated by famine, butchered by each, other, swallowed by the earth, frightened, cursed, starved, deceived, robbed and outraged, how thankful we should be that we are not the chosen people of God. No wonder that they longed for the slavery of Egypt, and remembered with sorrow the unhappy day when they exchanged masters. Compared with Jehovah, Pharaoh was a benefactor, and the tyranny of Egypt was freedom to those who suffered the liberty of God.While reading the Pentateuch, I am filled with indignation, pity and horror. Nothing can be sadder than the history of the starved and frightened wretches who wandered over the desolate crags and sands of wilderness and desert, the prey of famine, sword, and plague. Ignorant and superstitious to the last degree, governed by falsehood, plundered by hypocrisy, they were the sport of priests, and the food of fear. God was their greatest enemy, and death their only friend.It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than the Jewish god. He is without a redeeming feature. In the mythology of the world he has no parallel. He, only, is never touched by agony and tears. He delights only in blood and pain. Human affections are naught to him. He cares neither for love nor music, beauty nor joy. A false friend, an unjust judge, a braggart, hypocrite, and tyrant, sincere in hatred, jealous, vain, and revengeful, false in promise, honest in curse, suspicious, ignorant, and changeable, infamous and hideous:—such is the God of the Pentateuch. ― Robert G. Ingersoll, Some Mistakes of Moses

[atheostic]

“And why does this same God tell me how to raise my children when he had to drown his?”

Robert G. Ingersoll

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

(Photo courtesy of Todd Trapani via Unsplash/Creative Commons) 

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"Love is the only bow on Life's dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on 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, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody — for music is the voice of love. Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods."

—Robert G. Ingersoll, sounding suspiciously like a deeply religious person in "Orthodoxy: A Lecture" (1884) • Ingersoll was a 19th century American lawyer and writer who came to be known as "The Great Agnostic" because of his tireless defense of the right to remain skeptical of all religions.

Traversing

[symphonyoflovenet]

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Robert G. Ingersoll

[tattoofilterus]

By Chang, done at West 4 Tattoo, Manhattan. http://ttoo.co/p/216783

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

When you cry “blasphemy,” you’re telegraphing that there’s a hole or vulnerability in your story you’re afraid of. It’s a plea not to look too closely, and an invitation to do exactly that.

[selfcare101stuff]

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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[the-universeofwords]

This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself.

 Robert G. Ingersoll, The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child

[furryalligator]

#repost @the.daily.don: Day 423: In which the inside of an abandoned mattress wearing a repossessed-yacht-sized suit still wants you to know he has very much nothing to hide. #resist #shitholepresident #stablegenius #dumptrump #impeachtrump #cowardlylyin #treasonweasel #dailydrawing #thedailydon

[gcmyers]

Character

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

–NOT Abraham Lincoln

I was thinking about character this morning and came across the quote above, which has been used on occasion by political organizations in recent times and is usually attributed to Abraham Lincoln.

Great words and most likely the truth.

But it turns out that the words were…