Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.

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 find distasteful the traditional idea of Christianity which preaches the resurrection of the body. Frankly, I see my body as more of a limitation than a virtue, and I will be glad to be free of it rather than having to continue to cart it around. I prefer to believe that souls can exist independently from bodies.

The greatest quality of a man is to treat his enemies in a better way, for Allah himself showed kindness to his unbelievers.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

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

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death ... I think. peace and tranquillity will return again.

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

I defy anyone to imagine an environment more exquisitely designed to provide us with opportunities for spiritual growth than this life of ours.

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

God has no religion.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

Prayer is a turning to God.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

Religion as a science, as a study, is the greatest and healthiest exercise that the human mind can have.

The abdomen is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god.

We tend to think of prayer, in spite of ourselves, in terms of profit and loss.