I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is the belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.
He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.
One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.
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.
I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.
A man's greatness is to be measured by his capacity for communion with others.
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.
The most superior amongst the colors in the universe is the colour of Devotion.
We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves.
Doubt everything. Find your own light.
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.
Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.
By God, when you see your beauty you will be the idol of yourself.
God has no religion.
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.
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.
Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.