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We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing
The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief
Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires
If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not so much to be a lasting acquisition, as a parallel to the neurosis which the civilized individual must pass through on his way from childhood to maturity
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference which is, at least, half infidelity
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own
True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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