As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.

I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

If you're really spiritual, then you should be totally independent of the good and the bad opinions of the world... you should have faith in yourself.

He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.

Faith is a commitment to belief contrary to evidence and reason.

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?

Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence. Love others as well as you love yourself.

Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Though our feelings come and go, God's love for us does not.

To withdraw is not to run away - and to stay is no wise action - when there's more reason to fear than to hope.

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

There is a polish for everything that takes away rust, and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of God.

Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

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.

You will not enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until you love one another.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.