--- title: "Religion Quotes and Sayings" description: "Browse 58,737 Religion quotes by 17,017 authors. Discover the best Religion sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/g-k-chesterton-224_first-time_when-the-old-liberals-removed-the-gags-f_1637871.jpg" --- > [“When the old Liberals removed the gags from all the heresies, their idea was that religious and philosophical discoveries might thus be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-k-chesterton/when-the-old-liberals-removed-the-gags-from-all-the-heresies-their/) [G.K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-k-chesterton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/g-k-chesterton-224_first-time_when-the-old-liberals-removed-the-gags-f_1637871.jpg) > [When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/when-did-it-become-irrational-to-dislike-religion-any-religion-even/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/salman-rushdie-153_criticism_when-did-it-become-irrational-to-dislike_3068636.jpg) > [The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the crowning proof of Christianity. If the resurrection did not take place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-m-morris/the-bodily-resurrection-of-jesus-christ-from-the-dead-is-the-crowning/) [Henry M. 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He was a Parsi. And this was something nobody could stand - all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/my-fianc-you-see-belonged-to-another-religion-he-was-a-parsi-and-this/) [Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/indira-gandhi-1113_couple_my-fianc-you-see-belonged-to-another-rel_2956322.jpg) > [When confronted with a demand that the universe have a cause, infidels have usually pointed out that God was not much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taner-edis/when-confronted-with-a-demand-that-the-universe-have-a-cause-infidels/) [Taner Edis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taner-edis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/taner-edis-39828_argument_when-confronted-with-a-demand-that-the-u_2540964.jpg) > [“By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-george-frazer/by-religion-then-i-understand-a-propitiation-or-conciliation-of/) [James George Frazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-george-frazer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/james-george-frazer-93751_definition-of-religi_by-religion-then-i-understand-a-propitia_658326.jpg) > [I cannot too greatly emphasize the importance and value of Bible study - more important than ever before in these days of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wanamaker/i-cannot-too-greatly-emphasize-the-importance-and-value-of-bible/) [John Wanamaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wanamaker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/john-wanamaker-25174_bible_i-cannot-too-greatly-emphasize-the-impor_848103.png) > [I can definitely make an argument for atheism. I was very educated in scripture and dogma and the church, particularly the Catholic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-heard/i-can-definitely-make-an-argument-for-atheism-i-was-very-educated-in/) [Amber Heard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-heard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/amber-heard-2791_argument_i-can-definitely-make-an-argument-for-at_1645949.jpg) > [“I cannot pray. I talk to God through my sculpture and painting.' 'That's also prayer.' He smiled faintly, the morning sun on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaim-potok/i-cannot-pray-i-talk-to-god-through-my-sculpture-and-painting-that-s/) [Chaim Potok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaim-potok/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/chaim-potok-2254_morning-sun_i-cannot-pray-i-talk-to-god-through-my-s_36573.png) > [“the only way we can hope to satisfy the Creator, is to always push ourselves to the limits of our potential and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-berg/the-only-way-we-can-hope-to-satisfy-the-creator-is-to-always-push/) [Michael Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-berg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/michael-berg-31632_change-for-the-bette_the-only-way-we-can-hope-to-satisfy-the_295148.jpg) > [If, when we compare two versions of a story, the second known to be a retelling of the first, and find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/if-when-we-compare-two-versions-of-a-story-the-second-known-to-be-a/) [Robert M. 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As exercise builds muscle and our bodies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-de-marigny/faith-is-the-muscle-of-the-spirit-it-is-strengthened-through-study/) [Gerard de Marigny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-de-marigny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/gerard-de-marigny-27653_education_faith-is-the-muscle-of-the-spirit-it-is_492981.jpg) ## Top authors on Religion - [Lailah Gifty Akita 519 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 333 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-dawkins-78503.jpg) Richard Dawkins 253 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/richard-dawkins/) - [Dada Bhagwan 252 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/dada-bhagwan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-swami-vivekananda-88348.jpg) Swami Vivekananda 231 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/swami-vivekananda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-hitchens-23938.jpg) Christopher Hitchens 217 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/christopher-hitchens/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 208 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 201 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/charles-spurgeon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-timothy-keller-91037.jpg) Timothy Keller 192 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/timothy-keller/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 192 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 184 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-luther-64750.jpg) Martin Luther 178 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/martin-luther/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/#itemlist", "name": "Religion Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When the old Liberals removed the gags from all the heresies, their idea was that religious and philosophical discoveries might thus be made. 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It shows you're right. But it doesn't prove anything of the sort. All it proves is that you're condescending and arrogant and good at doing what half-decent actors can do, or advertising agents, or pop stars, or politicians, or con men, or any of the professional persuaders. They sell illusions. And that's all they do. And they feel good when they succeed. That's what their lives depend on. Which isn't true about religion. Or shouldn't be. Your belief shouldn't depend on what other people think about it. 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He was a Parsi. And this was something nobody could stand - all of India was against us. They wrote to Gandhi, to my fther, to me. Insults, death threats. Every day the postman arrived with an enormous sack and dumped the letters on the floor. 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