"The religious instinct is everywhere." ~ Bono, Bono: In Conversation
Once I heard it stated and now I believe it to be true that there is no true art without religion. The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion. ~ Emily Carr
My religion is to live through love. ~ Jalaluddin Rumi
The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. ~ Matthew Arnold
Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils. ~ Arthur Wellesley
I never mix my religion with politics. But I feel values are very important. ~ Mufi Hanneman, Honolulu Advertiser, 11/7/04
If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs it would be Buddhism. ~ Albert Einstein, Buddha in Your Mirror
One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. ~ Robert Heinlein
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. ~ Napoléon Bonaparte
Religion becomes a state of mind achievable in almost any activity of life, if this activity is raised to a suitable level of perfection. ~ Abraham Maslow
There is no true and abiding morality that is not founded in religion. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. ~ Oliver Goldsmith
We consider Bibles and religions divine I do not say they are not divine. I say they have all grown out of you, and may grow out of you still. It is not they who give the life, it is you who give the life. ~ Walt Whitman
Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking. ~ Dean Inge
All men have need of the gods. ~ Homer, Odyssey
What I've found is that the religion that matters, the real religion is love. ~ Muhammad Ali, Men's Journal, Nov/Dec. '92
Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing, or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming what it believes. ~ Vivekananda
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