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No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.
No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands read more
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of nations.
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he read more
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.
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."
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and read more
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.