Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven
I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars.
A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
We tend to think of prayer, in spite of ourselves, in terms of profit and loss.
What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude
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.
I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death ... I think. peace and tranquillity will return again.
He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
Though our feelings come and go, God's love for us does not.
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.
There is a polish for everything that takes away rust, and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of God.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
Those who earn an honest living are the beloved of God.
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.