If man attempts to suppress the animal side of his nature by a sheer effort of conscious will, nature finds a hundred unexpected and unpleasant ways to take its revenge.
Give us this day our daily faith, but deliver us, dear God, from belief.
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
Fearlessness is a result of faith in oneself and faith in God.
You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who.
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.
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. Believe that you now receive power from Him.
Who is the most favoured of God? He from whom the greatest good comes to His creatures.
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
The body of man is a limitation. Only the spirit opens onto the infinite.
Devotion is a social force.
Religion as a science, as a study, is the greatest and healthiest exercise that the human mind can have.
I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman.
Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
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.
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.
If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
