We must lay before him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Moral indignation - jealousy with a halo.
I find distasteful the traditional idea of Christianity which preaches the resurrection of the body. Frankly, I see my body as more of a limitation than a virtue, and I will be glad to be free of it rather than having to continue to cart it around. I prefer to believe that souls can exist independently from bodies.
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth
Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.
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.
In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction - faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valour of the brave.
