Robert Ingersolls' Aphorisms -

Here are 40 aphorisms attributed to Robert Ingersoll, the renowned orator:

“Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now.”

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

“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.”

“We rise by lifting others.”

“The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone.”

“A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do.”

“Life is the only real thing; the only thing worth living for.”

“A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of society.”

“The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.”

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”

“We cannot change the past, but we can change the future.”

“The time to be happy is now, and the place to be happy is here.”

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”

“An honest man is always a child.”

“Courage is the foundation of integrity.”

“The man who knows how to think is a free man.”

“The best way to get rid of your fears is to face them.”

“We are all the architects of our own fortunes.”

“Knowledge is the foundation of human progress.”

“To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler.”

“Faith is the antidote to reason.”

“He who has no faith in others can never have faith in himself.”

“The universe is a vast, cold place, and we are all we have.”

“Liberty is the soul of a nation.

“Every man is his own judge.”

“The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage.”

“Life is not a spectacle; it is a reality.”

“The greatest force in the world is the power of ideas.”

“Evil is not a creature; it is a condition.”

“The truth is not always the same as the majority opinion.”

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”

“Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.”

“Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.”

“The mind is everything; what you think, you become.”

“We should never forget that the highest privilege of the human race is the ability to think.”

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

“There is no reason for a man not to be an atheist.”

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”

“The only way to deal with fear is to face it.”

“To live is to think.”

‘

Robert Ingersolls’ Aphorisms