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- ...unless the grace of God comes to the help of our frailty, to protect and defend it, no man can withstand the insidious onslaughts of…
- ...we must first scrutinize thoroughly anything appearing in our hearts or any saying suggested to us. Has it come purified from the divine and heavenly…
- ...we should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves.
- It is impossible for the mind to remain undisturbed by thoughts, but anyone serious about the matter can certainly permit them entry or drive them…
- ...the souls of the dead [are] not deprived of their intellectual faculties but... they also are not lacking in feelings such as hope and sadness,…
- If the kingdom of God is within us and that is a kingdom of justice, of peace, and of joy then whoever remains with these…
- Everything we do, our every objective, must be undertaken for the sake of... purity of heart... we must practice the reading of the Scripture, together…
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- The orthodox believers in God are divided into two camps, one of which maintains that the existence of God is as demonstrable… — Annie Besant
- From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. — Samuel Butler
- I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and… — Marina Abramovic
- (When asked merely if they accept evolution, 45 percent of Americans say yes. The figure is 70 percent in China.) When the… — Carl Sagan
- If we move in the direction of biblial absolutism how can we escape turning the New Testament into a Christian Torah and… — Robert D. Brinsmead
- [Concerning] the usual contempt with which an orthodox analytic group treats all outsiders and strangers ... I urge you to think of… — Abraham Maslow
- It is odd that neither the Church nor modern public opinion condemns petting, provided it stops short at a certain point. At… — Bertrand Russell
- We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the… — Harry S. Truman
- Tell me there is a God in the serene heavens that will damn his children for the expression of an honest belief!… — Robert Green Ingersoll