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It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to read more
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble read more
If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.
One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.
In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.
Don't be an agnostic--be something.
Don't be an agnostic--be something.
Either God is in the whole of nature, with no gaps, or He's not there at all.
Either God is in the whole of nature, with no gaps, or He's not there at all.
