1.
A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
Martin Luther
A faith that offers nothing, requires no investment, and entails no hardship is worthless.
2.
My religion is humanitarianism, which is the basis of every religion in the world.
Abdul Sattar Edhi
My faith is philanthropy, which is the cornerstone of every creed in existence.
3.
Men talk of heaven, - there is no heaven but here;
Men talk of hell, - there is no hell but here;
Men of hereafters talk and future lives, -
O love, there is no other life - but here.
Omar Khayyam
Men prattle of paradise, - there is no paradise but this;
Males discuss of damnation, - there is no damnation but this;
Individuals babble of hereafters and other existences, -
O love, there is no alternate life - but here.
4.
No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that principle was not learned from the internment of Japanese Americans, then these are very dangerous times for our democracy.
Fred Korematsu
5.
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.
Rabia Basri
6.
What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.
John Wesley
'What one generation allows, the next will accept wholeheartedly.'
7.
Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
Unknown
Religious belief originated when the first rogue encountered the first dupe.
8.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
Aldous Huxley
The most egregious affront to the human intellect is to accept assertions without proof.
9.
The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in the Church. He is disturbed that the corporate prayer of the Church no longer pulls down the strongholds of the devil.
Leonard Ravenhill
10.
Religion is behavior and not mere belief.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Religious observance is action rather than just dogma.
11.
A man with God is always in the majority.
John Knox
A man with divine guidance is always in the ascendancy.
12.
No one knows just how the idea of a soul or the supernatural started... It probably had its origin in the general laziness of mankind.
John B. Watson
No one understands the source of the notion of a spirit or the paranormal... It likely stemmed from humanity's overall indolence.
13.
If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.
Leonard Ravenhill
If Jesus had proclaimed the same doctrine that pastors promulgate presently, He would never have been executed.
14.
In every religion there is love, yet love has no religion.
Rumi
'Compassion transcends faith.'
15.
If you are a Christian, you are in danger. If you decided to abandon your faith and become an atheist, you also are to be liquidated according to their concept. You are in danger if you decide to become a Muslim. It is not going to save you anyway because they believe traditional Islam is hostile to their goals.
Vladimir Putin
16.
A little knowledge and an over-abundance of zeal always tends to be harmful. In the area involving religious truths, it can be disastrous.
Kathryn Kuhlman
A smattering of understanding combined with excessive fervor often results in unwanted consequences. When it comes to matters of faith, the outcome can be calamitous.
17.
Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.
Rabia Basri
Those who presume to know the nature of God are mere agitators.
18.
The work that Christ started but could not finish, I - Adolf Hitler - will conclude.
Adolf Hitler
The task that Jesus begun but left incomplete, I - Adolf Hitler - will bring to a close.
19.
One good deed is worth a thousand prayers.
Zoroaster
One kind act is worth a myriad supplications.
20.
I regard irreligious people as pioneers. If there had been no priesthood the world would have advanced ten thousand times better than it has now.
Anandi Gopal Joshi
I consider non-believers as trailblazers. If religious authorities had not existed, the world would have developed exponentially more than it has today.
21.
One should not think, 'My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.' God can be realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
Ramakrishna
22.
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.
Hudson Taylor
'The Great Commission is not a choice to be mulled over; it is an order to be followed.'
23.
Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.
William Carey
Anticipate extraordinary blessings from the Almighty, strive for remarkable accomplishments in His name.
24.
God is always bigger than the boxes we build for God, so we should not waste too much time protecting the boxes.
Richard Rohr
'The divine transcends any limitations we attempt to impose, so it is pointless to expend energy safeguarding these boundaries.'
25.
Enter into the promises of God. It is your inheritance. You will do more in one year if you are really filled with the Holy Ghost than you could do in fifty years apart from Him.
Smith Wigglesworth
Delving into the bestowals of God is your legacy. In one year, with the power of the Holy Spirit, you can accomplish far more than fifty years unaccompanied.
26.
Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.
Alan Turing
Science is an algorithm; Religion is a limitation.
27.
We should not ask, ‘What is wrong with the world?’ for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?
John Stott
We should not solicit what is wrong with the world? for that reply has already been given. Rather we should query, “What has transpired to seasoning and illumination?”
28.
Before God could bring me to this place He has broken me a thousand times.
Smith Wigglesworth
Before God could bring me to this site He has shattered me a thousand times.
29.
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?
Epicurus
'Why should I dread passing away? If I am alive, mortality does not exist. If mortality is, I am not. Why should I be afraid of something that only exists when I do not?'
30.
Life is the question and life is the answer, and God is the reason and love is the way.
Johnny Cash
Life is the query and life is the response, and Divinity is the rationale and affection is the path.
31.
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
Saint Augustine
'Jesus is not truly appreciated unless He is venerated above all else.'
32.
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.
Baron de Montesquieu
Internecine conflicts are not the consequence of multiple faiths, but rather a manifestation of bigotry... the propagation of which is tantamount to an absolute abrogation of rationality.
33.
If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go
A. A. Allen
If you are journeying with Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, there is no dread of straying too far. No one of faith has gone as far as God desires them to.
34.
Let's quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ.
Billy Sunday
Let's cease dallying with faith and do something to bring the world to Jesus.
35.
In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing our best we shall come nearer to success and that success in our aims (the improvement of the lot of mankind, present and future) is worth attaining...I maintain that faith in this world is perfectly possible without faith in another world.
Rosalind Franklin
36.
The Pentecostal power, when you sum it all up, is just more of God's love. If it does not bring more love, it is simply a counterfeit.
William J. Seymour
The potency of Pentecost, when put together, is simply another manifestation of God's affection. If it does not engender more love, it is a forgery.
37.
Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves.
Fulton J. Sheen
Many individuals fail to connect with the divine due to their desire for a faith that will revolutionize society without needing any internal change.
38.
Hell begins the day that God grants you the vision to see all that you could have done, should have done, and would have done, but did not do.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Agony commences the moment God bestows upon you the capacity to perceive all that you could have done, ought to have done, and would have done, yet failed to accomplish.
39.
Truth is much too complicated to allow anything but approximations.
John von Neumann
Accuracy is too intricate to tolerate anything but estimates.
40.
Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
Blaise Pascal
Veracity is so obfuscated in the present day, and untruthfulness so entrenched, that, unless we are devoted to accuracy, we are unable to discern it.
41.
Prison is a severe and terrible punishment; but for me, thanks to Arthur Balfour, this was not so. I was much cheered on my arrival by the warder at the gate, who had to take particulars about me. He asked my religion, and I replied 'agnostic.' He asked how to spell it, and remarked with a sigh: 'Well, there are many religions, but I suppose they all worship the same God.' This remark kept me cheerful for about a week.
Bertrand Russell
42.
Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be.
Frank Zappa
Factuality is what it is, not what you wish for.
43.
If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.
H. P. Lovecraft
44.
The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.
Sam Harris
The issue with faith, due to its immunity from scrutiny, is that it enables masses of people to accept what only the foolish or insane would embrace on their own.
45.
A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden-beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them.
Emile Durkheim
46.
Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.
H. L. Mencken
Ethicality is performing what is correct, irrespective of instructions. Faith is carrying out instructions, despite what is ethical.
47.
Here's the thing about people who believe in god... They're idiots.
Jim Jefferies
'Those who have faith in a higher power are foolish.'
48.
If you hate gay marriage, then don't marry a gay person.
Jim Jefferies
49.
This dogma (the soul) has been present in human psychology from earliest antiquity. No one has ever touched the soul, or has seen one in a test tube, or has in any way come into a relationship with it as he has with the other objects of his daily experience.
John B. Watson