I never saw heard nor read that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular but some degree of persecution.
Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness yet perhaps few...
We have enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one...
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable for the happy impute...
Power is no blessing in itself except when it is used to protect the innocent.
Politics as the word is commonly understood are nothing but corruptions.
Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to...
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the...
A wise person should have money in their head but not in their heart.
A wise man should have money in his head but not in his heart.
Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of...
Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of...
Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand.
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink and...
I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of...
The advent of a new religion making serious and impressive claims to embody...
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion without being a religious...
I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal...
They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the...