This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Devotion does not mean only chanting praise and singing glory of God, nor fasting and offerings made to God. Devotion is a specific attitude towards life and existence.

I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

God does not work for you, He works with you.

God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.

The theological virtue of charity is the mysterious power, communicated by grace, to love as God loves.

Who is the most favoured of God? He from whom the greatest good comes to His creatures.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

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.

Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be the sons of God.

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

How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?

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.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

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.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.