Home / Topics / Religion Quotes

Religion Quotes

Browse 11632 quotes about Religion.

Religion Quotes

“The one theme of the Vedanta philosophy is the search after unity. The Hindu mind does not care for the particular; it is always after the general, nay, the universal. "what is it that by knowing which everything else is to be known." That is the one search.”

Mind Doe Philosophy Care Religion Known Knowing Particular Universal Unity Theme Vedanta

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.”

Reason Age Religion Faith Tests Universal Birthday Formulas Submit Metaphysics Testing Corny Acid Age Of Reason

Book:Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

“True religion has a universal quality. It does not find fault with other religions. False religions will find fault with other religions; they will say that theirs is the only valid religion and their prophet is the only saviour. But a true religion will feel that all the prophets are saviours of mankind.”

Feels Doe Religion Quality Mankind Universal Faults Prophet Saviour True Religion

Book:Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy

Source: Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy

“It is the great beauty of true religion that it shall be universal, and a departure in any instance from universality is a corruption of religion itself.”

Religion Universal Corruption Instance Departure True Religion Universality

Author:Joseph Glanvill

“As editor of the largest newspaper in West Virginia, I scan hundreds of reports daily . . . and I am amazed by the frequency with which religion causes people to kill each other. It is a nearly universal pattern, undercutting the common assumption that religion makes people kind and tolerant.”

People Kind Religion Hate Causes Common Universal West Patterns Newspapers Assumption Reports Editors Amazed Frequency Virginia West Virginia Hate Religion

Book:Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90s

Source: Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90s

“God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness.”

Religion Choices Literature Civilization Universal Medicine Chosen Machinery Compatible Brave New World Happiness Brave New World Freedom Brave New World Character Brave New World Technology Brave New World Lenina Brave New World Consumerism

Author:Aldous Huxley

“Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.”

Art Would Be Romance Religion Humanity Passion Universal Useless Love Passion Strong Passion Passion For Art

Author:Honore de Balzac

“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”

Author:William Shakespeare

“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”

Ifs God Would Be Religion Sun Atheism Universal Atheist Positive Atheism Giver Religion War Religion And War

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte