Paganism Quotes

24 Paganism quotes by 21 unique authors

I studied the Quran a great deal. I came away from that study with the conviction that by and large there have been few religions… — Alexis de Tocqueville
A wee child toddling in a wonder world, I prefer to their dogma my excursions into the natural gardens where the voice of the Great… — Zitkala-Sa
Abortion... was probably regarded by the average Roman of the later days of Paganism much as Englishmen in the last century regarded convivial excesses, as… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Our adversaries, numerous and formidable, will say, and will have the right to say, that our Principe CrÇateur is identical with the Principe GÇnÇrateur of… — Albert Pike
Paganism is the worship of life itself in its supreme mysteries of ecstasy and love. — Jane Ellen Harrison
Religion, as distinguished from modern paganism, implies a life in conformity with nature. It may be observed that the natural life and the supernatural life… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
"Cynicism," like "heresy" and "heterodoxy" and "atheism" and "agnosticism" and "paganism" and "heathenism," is above all else a way for organized orthodoxy's caste of official… — Kenny Smith
We talk eloquently about our commitment to the principles of Christianity, and yet our lives are saturated with the practices of paganism. We proclaim our… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is to a dramatist, which is to say, to an unfrocked psychoanalyst, stunning that that which has sustained the Left in my generation, its… — David Mamet
Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety. — E. M. Forster
Within evangelicalism is a distressing drift toward accepting a Christianity that does not demand a life-changing walk with God. Many evangelicals (today) do not realize… — Erwin W. Lutzer
There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile. God became… — Timothy Keller
The metaphysical insanities of Athanasius, of Loyola, and of Calvin, are, to my understanding, mere lapses into polytheism, differing from paganism only by being more… — Thomas Jefferson
I believe that the next half century will determine if we will advance the cause of Christian civilization or revert to the horrors of brutal… — Theodore Roosevelt
Progress has brought us both unbounded opportunities and unbridled difficulties. Thus, the measure of our civilization will not be that we have done much, but… — Theodore Roosevelt
Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life. — Aleister Crowley
What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. — Desiderius Erasmus
The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience. — Augustus Hare
Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather… — John Stuart Mill
Paganism is that view of life which finds the highest goal of human existence in the healthy and harmonious and joyous development of existing human… — John Gresham Machen
People in minority religious communities, like Paganism, often feel isolated and even marginalized by others because of the lifestyle differences associated with their spiritual path. — Brendan Myers
For those who struggle with anti-pagan prejudices and stereotypes, Humanist Paganism might be a powerful educational tool. It can show that a pagan can be… — Brendan Myers
Because contemporary paganism is essentially so new, its underlying ethical structure is not particularly sophisticated. — Liz Williams
Authors as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, and J. R. R. Tolkien have shaped modern paganism as greatly as any theological underpinnings. — Liz Williams

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