religion

"The soul cannot have true knowledge of God through its own efforts or by means of any created thing, but only by divine light and by a special gift of divine grace. I believe there is no quicker or ea…"

"Be diligent with your hands, for godliness does not lead to idleness."

"I don't blame Bill Maher for mocking religion. I can see why he took the trouble to make the movie. In one sense, it's overdue."

"A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised."

"Rambam's introduction to the Mishnah Torah"

"God sifted a whole nation that he might send choice grain over into this wilderness."

"God's calling requires action. When God calls you, he calls collect ... you better be willing to accept the charges of your calling."

"All religions concur in exalting the deep-seated wisdom and power of a divinity, but once its conduct is exposed, we find nothing but imprudence, weakness, and folly. God, we are told, created the wor…"

"Spurgeon's Gems On Prayer"

"There is one god, greatest among gods and men, similar to mortals neither in shape nor in thought."

"I’ve never heard him say anything hateful, or say anything mean about anybody … I can speak to my own personal experience and, frankly, my gratitude to him, for the gift of this wonderful spiritual pr…"

"I see that sensible men and conscientious men all over the world were of one religion."

"Power always sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon foi, believes itself right. Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak."

"Even the gods fight boredom in vain."

"There are those that even God exploits, and they are prophets and saints in the vacuousness of the world."

"So now, Athenian men, more than on my own behalf must I defend myself, as some may think, but on your behalf, so that you may not make a mistake concerning the gift of god by condemning me. For if you…"

"Gentlemen, I am a Catholic. As far as possible, I go to Mass every day. This is a rosary. As far as possible, I kneel down and tell these beads every day. If you reject me on account of my religion, I…"

"I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality."

"Is there not a sort of remorse that precedes sin? Was it remorse at the very fact that I existed?"

"You take souls for vegetables.... The gardener can decide what will become of his carrots but no one can choose the good of others for them."