"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both."

"Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so."

"Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past."

"To rule one's anger is well to prevent it is better."

"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."

"Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples."

"Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there."

"I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't."