The morality code that remains after the religion that produced it is rejected is like the perfume that lingers in an empty… — Sigrid Undset Copy Share Image
Besides justifying the transfer of wealth to kleptocrats, institutionalized religion brings two other important benefits to centralized societies. First, shared ideology or… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“Beliefs are conclusions reached by men who are lazy to think for themselves.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“God is not absolute, and Nothingness is not absolute. If we come from these positions (postulates), we confront the inability of language… — Dejan Stojanovic Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation. — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Copy Share Image
There is a spiritual aspect to our lives - when we give, we receive-when a business does something good for somebody, that… — Ben Cohen Copy Share Image
It's incredibly important to my spirits and mental health that I come back to Minnesota and not be surrounded constantly with Hollywood… — Kylie Bunbury Copy Share Image
[Pope Francis] is a humble man. He lives the faith out in his own personal life. ... He's here to be a… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
“What is the Absolute? Absolute can only be the absolute knowledge, thought, mind, immaterial “substance,” the absolute “brain” (spirit) that contains an… — Dejan Stojanovic Copy Share Image
Happily for the states, they enjoy the utmost freedom of religion. This freedom arises from that multiplicity of sects which pervades America,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“we have only the haziest notions about the religions of ancient foragers. We assume that they were animists, but that’s not very… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Love increases our faith, and when we have faith and love, we will have hope.” — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image
“For many, the search for Jesus is initiated from experiencing an event in life so powerful, it awakens the dragons of faith;… — W. Scott Lineberry Copy Share Image
One cannot offend, make war, kill in the name of one's own religion, that is, in the name of God. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“The vast stores of knowledge that represent the evolving wisdom borne from the scientific mind is proof positive that religion is no… — Al Stefanelli Copy Share Image
Fear tell you that you're just existing on your own; faith reminds you that you're living and have a Father who cares. — Author Michael Mbuko Copy Share Image
I believed in the Catholic position, the Catholic view of ethics and aesthetics, for a long time. But I wanted something not… — Joyce Kilmer Copy Share Image
The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
“For man will try to guard his faith more preciously even than his gold.” — David Clement-Davies Copy Share Image
“Keeping Christ in Christmas" is like showing up at someone's house every year, insisting on a party they never planned and never… — Rebecca McKinsey Copy Share Image
I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
When we start out on a spiritual path we often have ideals we think we're supposed to live up to. We feel… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“The greatest gift that anyone can give anyone is LIFE. And the greatest sin a person can do is to take away… — James McBride Copy Share Image