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The neer to the church, the further from God.
The neer to the church, the further from God.
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas read more
The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas the things one loves, lives, and dies for are not, in the last analysis completely expressible in words.
The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.
The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is read more
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry.
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its read more
Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.
No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.
