The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not read more

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

Pray to God, but hammer away.

Pray to God, but hammer away.

And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.

Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.

Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.

Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.