992 private quotes tagged religion

“There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.” — Lord Byron

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“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

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“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.” — Theodore Roosevelt

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“Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.” — Bertrand Russell

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“I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.” — Dalai Lama

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“The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.” — Karl Marx

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“Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.” — Richard Dawkins

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“Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence.” — Bertrand Russell

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“Where knowledge ends, religion begins.” — Benjamin Disraeli

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“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” — Albert Einstein

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“Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.” — William Blake

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“Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.” — Dalai Lama

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“Music is my religion.” — Jimi Hendrix

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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” — Henry David Thoreau

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“Religion is all bunk.” — Thomas A. Edison

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“If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.” — Dalai Lama

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“Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.” — Alan Turing

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“War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.” — Martin Luther

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“It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.” — Albert Einstein

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“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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“Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.” — Karl Barth

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“No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.” — Abdul Kalam

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“Muslims must believe that all power, success and victory comes from God alone.” — Abu Bakar Bashir

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