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There is more religion in men's science, than there is science in their religion
Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin
A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn
Religion: a daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable
Religions are conclusions for which the facts of nature supply no major premises
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction
Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true
Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet
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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."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
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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