“Truth is one; the wise call it by many names.”
The Rig Veda
UnityTruth
God Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · GOD
God Quotes
Read the best God quotes from the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Quran, Tagore, Pascal and more, with timeless words on faith and the divine.
“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know.”
Blaise Pascal
FaithHeart
“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.”
Isaac Newton
Science And FaithCreation
“The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.”
Galileo Galilei
Science And FaithWisdom
“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other.”
Abraham Lincoln
PrayerHumility
“God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things.”
Baruch Spinoza
PhilosophyNature
“I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life.”
Thomas Paine
BeliefHope
“Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; the proper study of mankind is man.”
Alexander Pope
HumilitySelf Knowledge
“Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge that no king can corrupt.”
William Shakespeare
JusticeHeaven
“He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the pathmaker is breaking stones.”
Rabindranath Tagore
WorkEveryday Life
“God finds himself by creating.”
Rabindranath Tagore
CreationShort Quotes
“'A' leads letters; the Ancient Lord leads and lords the entire world.”
Thiruvalluvar
CreatorWisdom
“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?”
Kabir
OnenessSpirituality
“I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.”
Walt Whitman
MysteryNature
“I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years.”
Francis Thompson
SearchingPoetry
“I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.”
The Bhagavad Gita
Divine PresenceSpirituality
“Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest myself.”
The Bhagavad Gita
RighteousnessHope
“Whoever offers Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, that I accept.”
The Bhagavad Gita
DevotionSimplicity
“I am the taste in water, I am the light in the sun and the moon.”
The Bhagavad Gita
Divine PresenceNature
“He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost to him, nor is he ever lost to Me.”
The Bhagavad Gita
OnenessDevotion
“Thou art that.”
The Upanishads
SelfShort Quotes
“He who sees all beings in the Self, and the Self in all beings, no longer hates anyone.”
The Upanishads
OnenessLove
“Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.”
The Upanishads
PrayerLight
“We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.”
The Quran (50:16)
Divine PresenceCloseness
“He is with you wheresoever ye may be.”
The Quran (57:4)
Divine PresenceComfort
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About God Quotes
For thousands of years, people have looked at the stars, the seasons and the mystery of their own hearts and asked the deepest question of all: who or what is God? Every great religious tradition, along with many philosophers, poets and scientists, has offered its own answer, in words that still bring comfort, wonder and reflection today.
This collection brings together 200 of the best God quotes from the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Rig Veda, the Quran, Kabir, Rabindranath Tagore, Thiruvalluvar, Blaise Pascal, Isaac Newton and more. Whatever your beliefs, you'll find words here that invite you to pause, wonder and think. For more on belief and hope, explore our [Faith Quotes](/topics/faith-quotes).
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about God quotes.
What is a famous quote about God?
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1) is one of the most famous lines ever written. The Rig Veda's "Truth is one; the wise call it by many names" is another beloved quote about the divine.
What does the Bhagavad Gita say about God?
In the Gita, Krishna says, "I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings," and promises that whoever offers "a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water" with devotion will be accepted. It describes the divine as present everywhere and in everyone.
What did scientists say about God?
Isaac Newton wrote that the solar system "could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being," while Galileo famously said the Bible shows "the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go."
What does the Quran say about God being near?
The Quran says, "We are nearer to him than his jugular vein" (50:16) and "He is with you wheresoever ye may be" (57:4), describing God as always close to every person.
What did Tagore say about God?
Rabindranath Tagore wrote that God "is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the pathmaker is breaking stones," finding the divine in honest everyday work rather than only in temples.
What are good short God quotes for Instagram?
Try "The kingdom of God is within you," "God finds himself by creating," "Thou art that," or "Truth is one; the wise call it by many names."