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Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout?
[Fr., Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'ame des devots?]
Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout?
[Fr., Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'ame des devots?]
Religion consists of a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain
Religion consists of a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain
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.
Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.
Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands read more
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of nations.
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and read more
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and read more
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.
His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.
His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.
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.