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“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.”

Believe Hands Moving Religion Politics Sides Atheism Subjects Historical Atheist Appearance Tyranny Devotion Treatment Illegal Tyrants Rulers Pious Uncommon Atheistic

Author:Aristotle

“"The best form of devotion to the service of Allah is not to make a show of it."”

Shows Form Religion Religious Devotion

Author:Ali ibn Abi Talib

“The highest flights of charity, devotion, trust, patience, bravery to which the wings of human nature have spread themselves, have been flown for religious ideals.”

Humans Has Beens Religion Religious Human Nature Highest Ideals Bravery Wings Charity Spread Devotion Flight

Book:The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature

Source: The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature

“Man, being not only a religious, but also a social being, requires for the promotion of his rational happiness religious institutions, which, while they give a proper direction to devotion, at the same time make a wise and profitable improvement of his social feelings.”

Men Giving Feelings Religion Social Religious Wise Institutions Improvement Devotion Rational Promotion Profitable Social Being

Book:Select sermons: delivered on various occasions from important passages of Scripture

Source: Select sermons: delivered on various occasions from important passages of Scripture

“whatever devotion to something else there was in him had been made impure by church taken as a weekly, dutiful thing.”

Made Religion Church Taken Devotion

Book:Life Being the Best & Other Stories

Source: Life Being the Best & Other Stories

“Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.”

People Religion Literature Church Theater Remains Devotion Public Service

Author:Franz Grillparzer

“When ideas become gods, consciousness of harmony becomes devotion, humility, and hope.”

Ideas Religion Consciousness Humility Harmony Devotion

Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion.”

Mother Religion Ignorance Devotion

Author:Robert A. Burton

“They, therefore, who are hasty in their devotions and think a little will do, are strangers both to the nature of devotion and the nature of man; they do not know that they are to learn to pray, and that prayer is to be learnt as they learn other things, by frequency, constancy, and perseverance.”

Thinking Knows Men Littles Christian Religion Prayer Praying Perseverance Stranger Devotion Frequency Constancy Nature Of Man Hasty

Book:A practical treatise upon Christian perfection

Source: A practical treatise upon Christian perfection

“The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.”

Source: The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819

“Hindus, in their capacity for love, are indeed hairless Christians, just as Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus, and Christians, in their devotion to God, are hat wearing Muslims.”

Way Christian Religion Capacity Devotion Hats Devotion To God

Book:Life of Pi (Illustrated): Deluxe Illustrated Edition

Source: Life of Pi (Illustrated): Deluxe Illustrated Edition

“I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion.”

Beautiful Spirit Religion Challenges Islam Devotion Brotherhood

Book:Life of Pi

Source: Life of Pi