God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
Let one who has become wealthy reign, and let one who has power renounce
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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.
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.
Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do - then do it with all your strength.
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.
You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you.
Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.
God is not a diversion.
Give us this day our daily faith, but deliver us, dear God, from belief.
Those who earn an honest living are the beloved of God.
