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 Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the 
mother.
 [Lat., Religio peperit divitias et filia devoravit matrem.]  
 Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the 
mother.
 [Lat., Religio peperit divitias et filia devoravit matrem.] 
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
 There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and 
true religion.  
 There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and 
true religion. 
 The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
 The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
  [Lat., Curva read more 
 The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
 The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
  [Lat., Curva trahit mites, pars pungit acuta rebelles.] 
A cult is a religion with no political power.
A cult is a religion with no political power.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. read more
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.