2285 Quotes with the Religion Topic

A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

Thomas Paine, Pamphleteer, Atheist, Revolutionary, Libertarian, Ethicist and Political Philosopher, 1737 – 1809

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A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Novelist and short story writer, 1804 – 1864

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A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. Eventually, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public Treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy. The world's greatest civilizations have progressed through this sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from great courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependency back again to bondage.

Andrew Tyler Fraser

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A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Astrophysicist and science fiction author, 1917 – 2008

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A good deal of so-called atheism is itself, from my point of view, theologically significant. It is the working of God in history, and judgement upon the pious. An authentic prophet can and should be a radical critic of spurious piety, of sham spirituality.

James Luther Adams, Theologian, 1901 – 1994

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A good life is the only religion.

Thomas Fuller, Clergyman and historian, 1608 – 1661

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A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist, 1879 – 1955

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A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist, 1879 – 1955

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A Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen year old boy, and will remain a fifteen year old till they die.

Philip Milton Roth, Novelist, 1933 –

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A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

Rita Mae Brown, Writer, feminist and gay rights activist, 1944 –

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