A man met a lad weeping. "What do you weep for?" he asked. "I am weeping for my sins," said the lad. "You must have little to do," said the man. The next day, they met again. Once more the lad was weeping. "Why do you weep now?" asked the man. "I am weeping because I have nothing to eat," said the lad. "I thought it would come to that," said the man.
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The Bible is literature, not dogma.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.
The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.
Pray to God, but hammer away.
Pray to God, but hammer away.
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not read more
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.
A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.
All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, read more
All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, but though I seem to be driven out of my country as a misbeliever I have found no man yet with a faith like mine.
The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.
The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
