A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death ... I think. peace and tranquillity will return again.
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
Hope is a good thing - maybe the best thing, and no good thing ever dies
The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all the qualities of the canaille
How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?
Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
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.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
A man's greatness is to be measured by his capacity for communion with others.
The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.