"Those who cannot see Christ in the poor…" — Dorothy Day

"Those who cannot see Christ in the poor are atheists indeed."

— Dorothy Day

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107 Quotes by Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day has 107 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
Tradition! We scarcely know the word anymore. We are afraid to be either proud of our ancestors or ashamed of…
What we would like to do is change the world - make it a little simpler for people to feed,…
If I have achieved anything in my life, it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God.
It is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions....
Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and…
When you love people, you see all the good in them, all the Christ in them.
Turn off your radio. Put away your daily paper. Read one review of events a week and spend some time…
Paperwork, cleaning the house, dealing with the innumerable visitors who come all through the day, answering the phone, keeping patience…
What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all…
It is only through religion that communism can be achieved, and has been achieved over and over.
Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to…

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More Atheism Quotes

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal… — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey

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