--- title: "10 Religious Animal Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 10 Religious Animal quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Religious Animal sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/edmund-burke-400_animal_man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-a_3032875.jpg" --- > [Man is by his constitution a religious animal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-animal/) [Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/edmund-burke-400_animal_man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-a_3032875.jpg) > [Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that's got true religion, several of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-holbrook/man-is-the-religious-animal-he-is-the-only-one-that-s-got-true/) [Hal Holbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-holbrook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/hal-holbrook-17109_animal_man-is-the-religious-animal-he-is-the-on_269834.png) > [Man is the only religious animal. In the Holy task of smoothing his brother's path to the happiness of heaven, he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/man-is-the-only-religious-animal-in-the-holy-task-of-smoothing-his/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/mark-twain-22_animal_man-is-the-only-religious-animal-in-the_1836966.jpg) > [“We know, and it is our pride to know, that man is by his constitution a religious animal; that atheism is against,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-w-colson/we-know-and-it-is-our-pride-to-know-that-man-is-by-his-constitution-a/) [Charles W. Colson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-w-colson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/charles-w-colson-12999_atheism_we-know-and-it-is-our-pride-to-know-that_2380161.jpg) > [Man is by his constitution a religious animal; atheism is against not only our reason, but our instincts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-animal-atheism-is-against-not/) [Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/edmund-burke-400_animal_man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-a_3170689.jpg) > [Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/man-is-a-religious-animal-he-is-the-only-religious-animal-he-is-the/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/mark-twain-22_animal_man-is-a-religious-animal-he-is-the-only_444271.png) > [The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/the-dog-is-a-religious-animal-in-his-savage-state-he-worships-the/) [Anatole France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatole-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0be/anatole-france-1443_animal_the-dog-is-a-religious-animal-in-his-sav_1998935.jpg) > [Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/man-is-a-religious-animal-he-is-the-only-religious-animal-he-is-the-3/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/anonymous-1_happiness_man-is-a-religious-animal-he-is-the-only_1405691.jpg) > [Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/religion-is-not-a-matter-of-god-church-holy-cause-etc-these-are-but/) [Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/eric-hoffer-343_accessories_religion-is-not-a-matter-of-god-church-h_549838.jpg) > [Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion--several of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/man-is-a-religious-animal-he-is-the-only-religious-animal-he-is-the-2/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/mark-twain-22_animal_man-is-a-religious-animal-he-is-the-only_1086497.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religious-animal/#itemlist", "name": "Religious Animal Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Man is by his constitution a religious animal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edmund Burke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-animal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/edmund-burke-400_animal_man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-a_3032875.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/edmund-burke-400_animal_man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-a_3032875.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/edmund-burke-400_animal_man-is-by-his-constitution-a-religious-a_3032875.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Man is by his constitution a religious animal.” — Edmund Burke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Man is the religious animal. 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