"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Albert Einstein
Religion Quotes
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Religion Quotes
Best religion quotes from Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, the Dalai Lama, Einstein, Kabir and C. S. Lewis: 200 respectful lines on faith, prayer and spirit.
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."Dalai Lama
KindnessFaith
"The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different."Mahatma Gandhi
UnityFaith
"As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee."Swami Vivekananda
InterfaithUnity
"Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth."Swami Vivekananda
ToleranceHarmony
"As many faiths, so many paths."
Ramakrishna
InterfaithPaths
"God has made different religions to suit different aspirants, times, and countries."
Ramakrishna
ReligionDiversity
"I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and also that all had some error in them."Mahatma Gandhi
ReligionHumility
"True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness."
Albert Einstein
ReligionGoodness
"We should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic."
Mother Teresa
RespectInterfaith
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
Saint Augustine
FaithBelief
"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."Rabindranath Tagore
"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe."Voltaire
FaithReason
"Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth."
Pope John Paul II
FaithReason
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
Thomas Aquinas
FaithBelief
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness."Mahatma Gandhi
PrayerHumility
"Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays."
Søren Kierkegaard
PrayerChange
"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"
Corrie ten Boom
PrayerFaith
"God is the poet of the world."
Alfred North Whitehead
GodCreation
"Religion is what the individual does with his own solitariness."
Alfred North Whitehead
ReligionSolitude
"Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands."
Immanuel Kant
ReligionDuty
"Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe... the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."
Immanuel Kant
AweMorality
"Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a gift from God."
Blaise Pascal
FaithGrace
"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another."
Jonathan Swift
"Religion is the best armour in the world, but the worst cloak."
Thomas Fuller
ReligionSincerity
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# Religion Quotes
Religion has inspired humanity's deepest questions and some of its most beautiful words. Albert Einstein believed "science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Sri Ramakrishna taught "as many faiths, so many paths," and the Dalai Lama summed up his own faith in one word: kindness.
This collection gathers the best religion quotes on faith, prayer, spirituality, tolerance and harmony between beliefs, from Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Rumi, C. S. Lewis, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Desmond Tutu and many more. The quotes come from thinkers, saints and teachers of many traditions. They are not passages from scripture, and they are chosen to respect every faith and inspire readers of all beliefs.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Religion quotes.
What is the most famous quote about religion?
One of the most quoted is Albert Einstein's "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." The Dalai Lama's "This is my simple religion... the philosophy is kindness" is another favourite for its warmth and simplicity.
What did Swami Vivekananda say about religion?
At the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, Swami Vivekananda spoke against "sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism" and closed with a call for "help and not fight, assimilation and not destruction, harmony and peace and not dissension." He also taught that "each soul is potentially divine."
What are some famous quotes about religious harmony?
Sri Ramakrishna taught "as many faiths, so many paths," Sree Narayana Guru called for "one caste, one religion, one God for mankind," Sai Baba of Shirdi said "Sabka Malik Ek" (One God governs all), and Hans Küng warned there can be "no peace among the nations without peace among the religions."
What do famous thinkers say about faith and doubt?
Theologian Paul Tillich said "doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith." Saint Augustine described faith as believing what you do not see, and C. S. Lewis called faith "the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods."
Can science and religion go together?
Many great scientists thought so. Einstein linked the two in his famous quote, Johannes Kepler felt he was "thinking God's thoughts after him," Galileo separated the roles of faith and astronomy, and Carl Sagan described science as "a profound source of spirituality."
Why doesn't this page include scripture?
This collection focuses on what saints, philosophers, scientists and writers from many traditions have said about faith, rather than quoting holy books, so it can be enjoyed respectfully by readers of every belief. These quotes are ideal for interfaith events, festival greetings, school assemblies, journals and reflective social media posts.