Men will wrangle for religion; write for it;
fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.
?Charles Caleb Colton
Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly
those who do not have a formal divinity degree:
like Paul and Peter and James and John.
?Dallin H. Oakes
The liberality of sentiment toward each other,
which marks every political and religious
denomination of men in this country, stands
unparalleled in the history of nations.
?George Washington
A little philosophy inclineth men's minds
to atheism; but depth in philosophy
bringeth men's minds to religion.
?Francis Bacon
Formerly, when religion was
strong and science weak, men mistook
magic for medicine; now, when science
is strong and religion weak, men
mistake medicine for magic.
?Thomas Szasz
A myth is a religion in which
no one any longer believes.
?James Feibleman
We have just enough religion to
make us hate but not enough
to make us love one another.
?Jonathan Swift
The more I study religions the more I
am convinced that man never
worshipped anything but himself.
?Sir Richard F Burton
I am determined that my children shall
be brought up in their father's
religion, if they can find out what it is.
?Charles Lamb
I won't take my religion from any man who
never works except with his mouth.
?Carl Sandberg
A cult is a religion with no political power.
?Tom Wolfe
The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren,
and to do good is my religion.
?Thomas Paine
It is a fine thing to establish one's
own religion in one's heart,
not to be dependent on tradition and
second-hand ideals. Life will
seem to you, later, not a
lesser, but a greater thing.
?D H Lawrence
The true meaning of religion
is thus not simply morality, but
morality touched by emotion.
?Matthew Arnold
My religion consists of a humble
admiration of the illimitable
superior spirit who reveals
himself in the slight details
we are able to perceive with
our frail and feeble mind.
?Albert Einstein
A myth is a religion in which
no one any longer believes.
?James Feibleman
This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples; no need
for complicated philosophy. Our
own brain, our own heart is our temple;
the philosophy is kindness.
?Dalai Lama
Religion is the masterpiece
of the art of animal training,
for it trains people as
to how they shall think.
?Arthur Shopenhauer
Religion is a candle inside
a multicolored lantern. Everyone
looks through a particular color,
but the candle is always there.
?Mohammed Neguib
We must respect the other fellow's
religion, but only in the sense that we
respect his theory that his wife is
beautiful and his children smart.
?H. L. Mencken
Doubt is part of all religion.
All the religious thinkers were doubters.
?Isaac Bashevis Singer
