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It was a hug that said you're not alone. It was a hug that, just when I thought all my read more
It was a hug that said you're not alone. It was a hug that, just when I thought all my strength was used up, and I couldn't go on, renewed me.
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was read more
The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was he.
The people who have really made history are the martyrs.
The people who have really made history are the martyrs.
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.
Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his read more
Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them.
Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't read more
Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more
to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
