Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.

Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.

For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm

For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of read more

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best

Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you read more

Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?"

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense that we respect his theory that his wife read more

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.