Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
An almost forgotten truth, even among some practising Christians, is that it's never the physical world, but only the spirit of the world that is evil. Therefore the soul must detach itself from the spirit of the world.
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.
The most superior amongst the colors in the universe is the colour of Devotion.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Christians have burned each other, quite persuaded That all the apostles would have done as they did.
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.
I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature.
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.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity. .
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'
We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.
We tend to think of prayer, in spite of ourselves, in terms of profit and loss.
To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
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.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
But for me the sweetest contact with God has no form. I close my eyes, look within, and enter a deep soft silence. The infinity of God's creation embraces me.
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.