Spiritual progress is like a detoxification

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.

You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you.

The body of man is a limitation. Only the spirit opens onto the infinite.

Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand

We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.

The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.

Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.

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

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.