We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
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.
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.
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.
Split a piece of wood and I am there.
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
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.
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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.
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.
Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth
