Morality, When Vigorously Alive, Sees

Ignorance Is The Dominion Of Absurdity.

Science Rests On Reason And Experiment, And Can Meet An Opponent With Calmness; [but] A Creed Is Always Sensitive.

The Practical Effect Of A Belief Is The Real Test Of Its Soundness.

Instruction Does Not Prevent Wasted Time Or Mistakes; And Mistakes Themselves Are Often The Best Teachers Of All.

Charity Is From Person To Person; And It Loses Half, Far More Than Half, Its Moral Value When The Giver Is Not Brought Into Personal Relation With Those To Whom He Gives.