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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
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.
So 'ere the storm of war broke out,
Religion spawn'd a various rout
Of petulant capricious sects,
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So 'ere the storm of war broke out,
Religion spawn'd a various rout
Of petulant capricious sects,
That maggots of corrupted texts,
That first run all religion down,
And after every swarm its own.
There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.
There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system,
are wisely careful never to set up any of their read more
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system,
are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.
On the whole we must repeat the often repeated saying, that it is
unworthy a religious man to view read more
On the whole we must repeat the often repeated saying, that it is
unworthy a religious man to view an irreligious one either with
alarm or aversion; or with any other feeling than regret, and
hope, and brotherly commiseration.