Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be the sons of God.

The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and full communion of persons.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Devotion is a social force.

There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

Prayer is a turning to God.

Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.

It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.

When people cease to believe in God, they don't believe in nothing; they believe in anything.

Hope is a good thing - maybe the best thing, and no good thing ever dies

If you're really spiritual, then you should be totally independent of the good and the bad opinions of the world... you should have faith in yourself.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.