Character Quote by Annie Besant

Theosophy blesses the world; Theology is its curse.

— H. P. Blavatsky

Religion is neither a theology nor a theosophy; it is more than that, it is a discipline, a law, a yoke, an indissoluble engagement.

— Joseph Joubert

Theosophy tries to bridge the gulf between Buddhism and Christianity by pointing to the fundamental spiritual truths on which both religions are built, and…

— Annie Besant

What is the essence of theosophy? It is the fact that man, being himself divine, can know the divinity whose life he shares. As…

— Annie Besant

The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness…

— James Madison

See, then, how powerful religion is; it commands the heart, it commands the vitals. Morality,--that comes with a pruning-knife, and cuts off all sproutings,…

— Nathaniel Culverwell

“Morality itself requires transcendence, the existence of a “real” goodness.”

— James W Sire

Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.

— Herbert Read

One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“Theism, however, teaches that not only is there a moral universe but there is an absolute standard by which all moral judgments are measured.…

— James W. Sire

Few things are more commonly misunderstood than the nature and meaning of theocracy. It is commonly assumed to be a dictatorial rule by self-appointed…

— R.J. Rushdoony