"I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion"

"Music is my religion"

"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"

"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science"

"There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion"

"The word "Christianity" is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross"

"In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point"

"A Christian is the highest style of man"

"It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read"

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend"