The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.
To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.