"It is not the Head but the Heart……" — Mary Astell

It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat… - Mary Astell

"It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism."

— Mary Astell

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46 Quotes by Mary Astell

Mary Astell has 46 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.
The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions…
The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.
None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its…
Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up.
That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which…
The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the…
Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds…
Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge…
Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.
Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.
Nor can the Apostle mean that Eve only sinned; or that she only was Deceived, for if Adam sinned willfully…

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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
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
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. — Dave Barry

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