The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for--because unless we stand read more

Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for--because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears apples.

Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying.

Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying.

If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.

If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.

Treat others as thou wouldn't be treated. What thou likest not for thyself, dispense not to others.

Treat others as thou wouldn't be treated. What thou likest not for thyself, dispense not to others.

To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I read more

To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I have always wagered against God and I regard the little that I have won in this world as simply the outcome of this bet. However paltry may have been the stake (my life) I am conscious of having won to the full. Everything that is doddering, squint-eyed, vile, polluted and grotesque is summoned up for me in that one word: God!