You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you.
Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
By God, when you see your beauty you will be the idol of yourself.
Whoever loves to meet God, God loves to meet him.
The higher animals are in a sense drawn into Man when he loves them and makes them (as he does) much more nearly human than they would otherwise be.
It doesn’t matter what you say you believe - it only matters what you do.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
Those who earn an honest living are the beloved of God.
You will achieve definitive self-fulfilment only in the next life.
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.
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us
But for me the sweetest contact with God has no form. I close my eyes, look within, and enter a deep soft silence. The infinity of God's creation embraces me.
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.
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.
It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.
Religion as a science, as a study, is the greatest and healthiest exercise that the human mind can have.
I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature.
