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.
The theological virtue of charity is the mysterious power, communicated by grace, to love as God loves.
Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
God is a concept by which we measure our pain.
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.
God has no religion.
He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
Give us this day our daily faith, but deliver us, dear God, from belief.
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.
The abdomen is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god.
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.
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 greatest quality of a man is to treat his enemies in a better way, for Allah himself showed kindness to his unbelievers.
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do - then do it with all your strength.
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
