Happiness is the only good, reason the only torch, justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest.

I am a lover of truth, a worshiper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

He used to define justice as "a virtue of the soul distributing that which each person deserved."

He believed that secularism is the realization of the truth and every religion advocated love, tolerance, compassion and good-will. Besides, he was an ardent exponent of national and emotional integration.

Justice is the only worship.
Love is the only priest.
Ignorance is the only slavery.
Happiness is the only good.
The time to be happy is now,
The place to be happy is here,
The way to be happy is to make others so.
Wisdom is the science of happiness.

Every place is safe to him who lives with justice.

In his private dealings he was just. He treated friends and strangers, the rich and poor, the powerful and weak, with equity, and was beloved by the common people for the affability with which he received them, and listened to their complaints.[...]

He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others...

He was one of those who wished for the abolition of the Slave Trade. He thought it ought to be abolished on principles of humanity and justice.

He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others.

Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.

I understand Sir Thomas More is the patron saint of the legal profession [...]. His famous last words were well authenticated. I beg to slightly adapt and adopt them: I stand the law's good servant but the people's first. For the law must serve the people, not the people the law.

"Once, when I was puzzled to know why there were so many religions, he said: "There is one universal religion, Helen- the religion of love. Love your heavenly father with your whole heart and soul, love every child of God as much as you ever can, and remember that the possibilities of good are greater than the possibilities of evil; and you have the key to heaven." And his life was a happy illustration of this great truth. In this noble soul love and widest knowledge were blended with faith that had become insight. He saw God in all that liberates and lifts, in all that humbles, sweetens and consoles."