I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.
Spiritual progress is like a detoxification
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
Fearlessness is a result of faith in oneself and faith in God.
There is a justifiable reaction against a type of religion which imposed rigid restrictions on any kind of rational enjoyment, while it left men free to exploit one another and to make life hideous in the race for wealth.
Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.
God's house must be clean, otherwise, God will just run away.
Religions are all alike- founded upon fables and mythologies.
From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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.
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
Christians have burned each other, quite persuaded That all the apostles would have done as they did.