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Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.
Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. read more
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation.
The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation.
Faith is the refusal to panic.
Faith is the refusal to panic.
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and read more
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.
The Christian is not one who has gone all the way with Christ. None of us has. The Christian is read more
The Christian is not one who has gone all the way with Christ. None of us has. The Christian is one who has found the right road.
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
