Whoever loves to meet God, God loves to meet him.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.

God's house must be clean, otherwise, God will just run away.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.

I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.

You will not enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until you love one another.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

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.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

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.

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and full communion of persons.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.