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.
He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.
Faith is a commitment to belief contrary to evidence and reason.
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
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.
Christians have burned each other, quite persuaded That all the apostles would have done as they did.
He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all the qualities of the canaille
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
Religions are all alike- founded upon fables and mythologies.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. Believe that you now receive power from Him.
God does not work for you, He works with you.