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“Man can only experience good or evil in this world; if God wishes to punish or reward he can only do so during the life of man. it is therefore here below that the just must prosper and the impious suffer.”

Ifs Men World Suffering Evil Wish This World Rewards Jew

Author:Kadmi Cohen

“Our measure of rewards and punishments is most partial and incomplete, absurdly inadequate, utterly worldly; and we wish to continue it into the next world. Into that next and awful world we strive to pursue men, and send after them our impotent paltry verdicts of condemnation or acquittal. We set up our paltry little rod to measure heaven immeasurable.”

Men World Littles Next Heaven Wish Rewards Strive Punishment Pursue Awful Worldly Inadequate Incomplete Condemnation Verdict Reward And Punishment Acquittal

Book:Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

“If you wish to assured of the truth of Christianity, try it. Believe, and if thy belief be right, that insight which gradually transmutes faith into knowledge will be the reward of thy belief.”

Ifs Trying Believe Belief Wish Christianity Rewards Insight Assured

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Civil wars are the greatest of evils. They are inevitable, if we wish to reward merit, for all will say that they are meritorious.”

Ifs War Evil Wish Rewards Inevitable Merit Civil War

Book:The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of Blaise Pascal

Source: The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of Blaise Pascal

“I should like to believe my people's religion, which was just what I could wish, but alas, it is impossible. I have really no religion, for my God, being a spirit shown merely by reason to exist, his properties utterly unknown, is no help to my life. I have nor the parson's comfortable doctrine that every good action has its reward, and every sin is forgiven. My whole religion is this: do every duty, and expect no reward for it, either here or hereafter.”

People Should Believe Reason Whole Helping Action Spirit Wish Sin Impossible Duty Comfortable Property Rewards Very Good Doctrine Forgiven Alas Hereafter Good Actions

Book:Bertrand Russell on God and Religion

Source: Bertrand Russell on God and Religion