Religion Quotes

Small: A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion
Mahatma Gandhi
"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: A little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mens minds about to relig
Francis Bacon
"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice
Francis Bacon
"Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
Small: All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way
Epictetus
"All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illega
Aristotle
"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slig
Albert Einstein
"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion
Albert Einstein
"It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: True religion is real living living with all ones soul, with all ones goodness and righteousness
Albert Einstein
"True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspir
Albert Einstein
"One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree
Albert Einstein
"All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read
Thomas Jefferson
"It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read"
Thomas Jefferson, President
Small: I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing f
Thomas Jefferson
"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend"
Thomas Jefferson, President
Small: Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over eac
Thomas Jefferson
"Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other"
Thomas Jefferson, President
Small: Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged
Ronald Reagan
"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery
Robert G. Ingersoll
"Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery"
Robert G. Ingersoll, Lawyer
Small: Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell
Robert G. Ingersoll
"Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell"
Robert G. Ingersoll, Lawyer
Small: Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all
Kahlil Gibran
"Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all"
Kahlil Gibran, Poet
Small: I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of o
Kahlil Gibran
"I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit"
Kahlil Gibran, Poet
Small: Theres naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion
Lord Byron
"There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion"
Lord Byron, Poet
Small: Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace
George Santayana
"Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace"
George Santayana, Philosopher
Small: Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method o
George Santayana
"Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny"
George Santayana, Philosopher
Small: Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom
Martin Luther King Jr.
"Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control"
Martin Luther King Jr., Minister
Small: Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desire
Sigmund Freud
"Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires"
Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Small: Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. Theres a lot more I could be do
Bill Gates
"Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning"
Bill Gates, Businessman
Small: The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion
Thomas Carlyle
"The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Selfishness is the only real atheism aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: Religion is the opium of the masses
Karl Marx
"Religion is the opium of the masses"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless condi
Karl Marx
"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: I do benefits for all religions - Id hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality
Bob Hope
"I do benefits for all religions - I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality"
Bob Hope, Comedian
Small: Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost
Charles Caleb Colton
"Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost"
Charles Caleb Colton, Writer
Small: In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those who believe half our creed, than
Charles Caleb Colton
"In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those who believe half our creed, than for those who deny the whole of it"
Charles Caleb Colton, Writer
Small: I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the
Bertrand Russell
"I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientifi
Bertrand Russell
"Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and
Bertrand Russell
"Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay
Bertrand Russell
"It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt
Niccolo Machiavelli
"There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
Small: What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage a ste
Gertrude Stein
"What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage a stepping-stone or an end. What is marriage"
Gertrude Stein, Author
Small: Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism
Benito Mussolini
"Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism"
Benito Mussolini, Politician