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I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.
Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.
Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion read more
Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.
People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one read more
People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion
. . . "What religion?" . . . the Earl said, "Men of sense never
tell it."
The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience
to the will of the Sovereign of read more
The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience
to the will of the Sovereign of the world, in a confidence in His
declarations, and in imitation of His perfections.
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to read more
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered
Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves
Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves
In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.
In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.
