Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace. Santayana, George
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction. Russell, Bertrand
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. Seneca
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell
Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel. Harrison, Frederic
That which exists through itself is called The Eternal. The Eternal has neither name nor shape. It is the one essence, the one primal spirit. Essence and life cannot be seen. They are contained in the light of heaven. The light of heaven cannot be seen. It is contained in the two eyes. Yen, Lu
The holy man, though he be distressed, does not eat food mixed with wickedness. The lion, though hungry, will not eat what is unclean. Pandita, Saskya
The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers to me his existence. La Bruyere, Jean
The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy. Garibaldi, Giuseppe
The Word of God is the universal and invisible Light, cognizable by the senses, that emits its blaze in the Sun, Moon, Planets, and other Stars. Pike, Albert
The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum. Ellis, Havelock
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker. Voltaire
