#religion

Know thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#introspection #religion #religion

Not only are there no happy endings,' she told him, 'there aren't even any endings. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#religion

I allowed myself the supernatural, the transcendent, because, I told myself, our love of metaphor is pre-religious, born of our need to express what is inexpressible, our dreams of otherness, of more. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#religion #dreams

Religion is the subjective experience. Science is the objective reality. To argue either is a ridiculous waste of time and energy. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#energy #reality #religion #science #waste-of-time

One of the most freeing discoveries these past few years in my relationship with God is discovering that God is not a belief system or a fixed set of theological propositions. ↗

— Jim Palmer

#god #shedding-religion #spirituality #freedom

Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being. ↗

— James Baldwin

#condemnation #freedom #religion #freedom

I have rejected religion and society. What is left for me? ↗

— Daniel A. Craig

#life #religion #death

He knew from experience that true and obvious ideas, such as the ineffable wisdom and judgment of the Great God Om, seemed so obscure to many people that you actually had to kill them before they saw the error of their ways... ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#crusades #humor #missionaries #religion #experience

In all ages the people have honored those who dishonored them. They have worshiped their destroyers; they have canonized the most gigantic liars, and buried the great thieves in marble and gold. Under the loftiest monuments sleeps the dust of murder. ↗

— Robert G. Ingersoll

#religion #skepticism #worship #age

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#god #inspirational #religion #inspirational