"How soon was it that the dead are brought to deity in the eyes of those who in life found them little regard."

"Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything."

"Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven."

"There is one certain means by which I can be sure never to see my country's ruin -- I will die in the last ditch."

"I hope I never get so old I get religious."

"There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others."

"There are three things that are important in human life. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind."

"Hope is a thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without words And never stops at all."

"Who could follow Carson? Well, believe me, somebody can - and will."

"We do not hate those we fight; we do not love those we defend."

"Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, forms our true honor."

"Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating."