There is a justifiable reaction against a type of religion which imposed rigid restrictions on any kind of rational enjoyment, while it left men free to exploit one another and to make life hideous in the race for wealth.
God is a concept by which we measure our pain.
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.
A man's greatness is to be measured by his capacity for communion with others.
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valour of the brave.
We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves.
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven
How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude
The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
Scientist believe in things, not in persons
Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.
We tend to think of prayer, in spite of ourselves, in terms of profit and loss.
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where these is hatred, let me sow love.
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
Split a piece of wood and I am there.
There is a polish for everything that takes away rust, and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of God.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
