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“Religion has no business to formulate social laws and insist on the difference between beings, because its aim and end is to obliterate all such fictions and monstrosities.”

Ends Law Religion Social Differences Fiction Aim Monstrosity

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“We have been saying, Lucy, that 'tis the strangest thing in the world people should quarrel about religion, since we undoubtedly all mean the same thing; all good minds in every religion aim at pleasing the Supreme Being; the means we take differ according to where we are born, and the prejudices we imbibe from education; a consideration which ought to inspire us with kindness and indulgence to each other.”

People World Should Mind Mean Has Beens Religion Women Born Kindness Inspire Ought Prejudice Aim Supreme Consideration Quarrels Indulgence Lucy Supreme Being Good Mind

Book:The History of Emily Montague

Source: The History of Emily Montague

“If you're following the news, you know that the major religions differ in their interpretation of the holy books. For example, one way to interpret God's will is that you should love your neighbor. An alternate reading of the holy books might lead you to rig a donkey cart with small mortar rockets and aim it at a hotel full of infidels. In summary, po-tay-to, poh-tah-to. Religions are very flexible.”

“Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of all that is high and holy. Its foundation is faith; its action, works; its temper, holiness; its aim, obedience to God in improvement of self, and benevolence to men.”

Men Self Action Religion Holy Aim Foundation Improvement Pursuit Obedience Purity Holiness Temper Benevolence Obedience To God

Author:Jonathan Edwards

“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.”

Motivational Earth Religion Heaven Atheism Aim Conservative Christian Inspirational Thrown Godly Heaven And Earth Heaven On Earth Aim High Fall Into Place Going To Heaven Aim Of Life Christian Philosophy

Author:C. S. Lewis