Atheism Quotes - Page 83

The People will not allow themselves to be changed into hogs by the Circes of Atheism. Their souls will flash indignation against their transformers. A day will come when they will see that they are impoverished under the pretext of being enriched; that, when they are robbed of their souls and of God, both their titles to liberty are stolen from them.

There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled.

This round of green, this orb of flame, Fantastic beauty; such as lurks In some wild poet, when he works Without a conscience or an aim.

But the churchmen fain would kill their church, As the churches have kill'd their Christ.

That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen.

It's the noisiest thing I've ever experienced.

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God.

Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?

For the first time in the history of the world, Buddhism proclaimed a salvation which each individual could gain from him or herself, in this world, during this life, without any least reference to God, or to gods either great or small.

You accept the historical Jesus?

Can one be a saint if God does not exist? That is the only concrete problem I know of today.

I was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world.

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice.

You, my Brown Guard, will regard it as a matter of course that this German people should go only by the way which Providence ordained for it when it gave to Germans the common language. So we go forward with the profoundest faith in God into the future. Would that which we have achieved have been possible if Providence had not helped us?

The Government of the Reich, who regard Christianity as the unshakable foundation of the morals and moral code of the nation, attach the greatest value to friendly relations with the Holy See and are endeavouring to develop them.

The principle applies here, help yourselves and Almighty God will not deny you his assistance.

I believe in Providence and I believe Providence to be just. Therefore I believe that Providence always rewards the strong, the industrious, and the upright.

I think I stand where that man stands.

I have neither time nor disposition to enter into discussion with the Friend, and end this occasion by suggesting for her consideration the question whether, if it be true that the Lord has appointed me to do the work she has indicated, it is not probable that he would have communicated knowledge of the fact to me as well as to her.

Oh, that [his Thanksgiving Message] is some of Seward's nonsense, and it pleases the fools.

What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.