"Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown"
- Frances Wright
About this Quote
In this quote, Frances Wright defines faith as a belief in something that can not be seen and a reverence given to things that are not fully understood. This meaning recommends that religion is not solely based upon tangible evidence, however rather on faith and trust in the unidentified. It also indicates that religion includes paying respect and showing commitment to these hidden forces or entities. Wright's definition highlights the strange and mystical nature of religion, stressing the idea that it goes beyond the real world and looks into the world of the hidden and unidentified.
This quote is written / told by Frances Wright between September 6, 1795 and December 13, 1852. She was a famous Writer from Scotland.
The author also have 14 other quotes.
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"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it"
"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"
"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"
"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart"
