Religion Quotes

"God enters by a private door into every individual."

"The faith that stands on authority is not faith."

"Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing."

Blaise Pascal

"A little science estranges men from God, but much science leads them back to Him."

Louis Pasteur

"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 can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes."

Pope John Paul II

"In the faces of men and women I see God."

"Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God."

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough."

Meister Eckhart

"The fruit of silence is prayer. The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace."

Mother Teresa

"God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk."

Meister Eckhart

"O God, if I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship You for Your own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting beauty."

Rabia al-Adawiyya

"Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love."

"Tear down the mosque, tear down the temple, tear down everything in sight, but don't break anyone's heart, because God lives there."

Bulleh Shah

"Compassion is the root of religion; pride is the root of sin."

Tulsidas

"The rich will make temples for Shiva. What shall I, a poor man, do? My legs are pillars, the body the shrine, the head a cupola of gold."

Basavanna

"The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves."

"If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather learn to see your own faults."

Sarada Devi

"An ounce of practice is worth tons of theory."

Swami Sivananda

"Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations."

Paramahansa Yogananda

"Religion is not correct belief but righteous living."

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

"I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity."

B. R. Ambedkar

"Religion is for man and not man for religion."

B. R. Ambedkar

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."

Thich Nhat Hanh