religion

"Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to our god alone. I enquire after no man's and trouble none with mine; nor is it given to us in this life to know whether yours or…"

"يقول في كتابه Tracing the Way Spiritual Dimensions of the World Religions عن النبي محمد:"

"Terror cannot be struck into the hearts of an army by merely cutting its lines of communication or depriving it of its routes of withdrawal. It is basically related to the strength or weakness of the …"

"The gospel of St. Matthew told of the angry Jesus driving the merchants and money-changers out of the temple, knocking over the tables of the money-changers and spilling their coins on the floor. Jesu…"

"Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Qur'an praises all the great prophets of the past. That Mohammed didn't believe he had come to found a …"

"Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer. One orients one's attitude toward the world either by God or by what the world is. The former gives as much security as the latter, in th…"

"Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddamn rules."

"A zealous soul without meekness is like a ship in a storm, in danger of wrecks. A meek soul without zeal, is like a ship in a calm, that moves not so fast as it ought."

"As material fortune is associated with the properties of the body, so honor belongs to those of the soul."

"I put down the oars and float endlessly as if to the eternal shore. Blue light of the moon shines on my sail. My boat is gliding to a secure haven. Only silent waves break against it. Deepest silence …"

"God will not forgive us if we fail."

"from Chapter 1, "Is Nothing Sacred", p. 21-22:"

"Well, is he the enemy? Next slide. Or is this man the enemy? The enemy is none of these people I have showed you here. The enemy is a spiritual enemy. He’s called the principality of darkness. The ene…"

"Personal religion has a supreme value for its own sake, not merely as a feeder of social morality, but as the highest unfolding of life itself, as the blossoming of our spiritual nature. Spiritual reg…"

"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god."

"I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves."

"I don't need to pray. I have God in myself."

"What is gayer than believing in a household god?"

"Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul."

"On the words of Ps. 21:3: "O My God, I shall cry day by day, and Thou wilt not hear."