Quotes about religious
religious writing games
I have even seen the writings suggesting that I am playing a deep game, that I am using the present turmoil to foist my fads on India, and am making religious experiments at India's expense. I can only answer that Satyagraha is made of sterner stuff. There is nothing reserved and nothing secret in it. Mahatma Gandhi
religious today scripture
Newspapers today have almost replaced the Bible, the Koran, the Gita and other religious scriptures. Mahatma Gandhi
religious women special
Women are special custodians of all that is pure and religious in life. Mahatma Gandhi
religious self yield
To yield to the threat or actual use of violence is a surrender of one's self respect and religious conviction. Mahatma Gandhi
religious truth atmosphere
Religious truth, or for that matter any truth, requires a calm and meditative atmosphere for its percolation. Mahatma Gandhi
religious book historical
To me the Mahabharata is a profoundly religious book, largely allegorical, in a way meant to be a historical record. Mahatma Gandhi
religious order religion
I desire no honour if I have to conceal my religious beliefs in order to have it. Mahatma Gandhi
religious believe religion
I believe that religious education must be the sole concern of religious associations. Mahatma Gandhi
religious religion matter
'Physician, heal thyself' is more true in matters religious than mundane. Mahatma Gandhi
religious religion welfare
True material welfare is never inconsistent with performance of religious obligations. Mahatma Gandhi
religious religion bombs
A religious act cannot be performed with the aid of the bayonet or the bomb. Mahatma Gandhi
religious teaching essence
The essence of true religious teaching is that one should serve and befriend all. Mahatma Gandhi
religious men principles
It is difficult for me to regard anyone who obeys no moral principle in his conduct to be a religious man. Mahatma Gandhi
religious differences practice
The practice of truth and nonviolence melted religious differences, and we learnt to see beauty in each religion. Mahatma Gandhi
religious illustration literature
Hindu religious literature, indeed all religious literature, is full of illustrations to prove the truth. Mahatma Gandhi
religious humble pride
The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breeds pride and arrogance. Eric Hoffer
religious atheist believe
The atheist is a religious person. He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion. According to Renan, "The day after that on which the world should no longer believe in God, atheists would be the wretchedest of all men." Eric Hoffer
religious hate animal
Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation is in the self, or rather the rejection of the self. Dedication in the obverse side of self-rejection. Man alone is a religious animal because, as Montaigne points out, it is a malady confined to man, and not seen in any other creature, to hate and despise ourselves. Eric Hoffer
religious atheist opposites
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not. Eric Hoffer
religious driving reason
For some reason, religious jokes seem as trivial as jokes about food or driving. Emo Philips
religious mean sunday
I'm very religious, you know. Now, OK, if by 'religious', you mean that I go to church every Sunday, read the bible faithfully, and I listen to Debbie Boone, umm, I'm not religious in that sense... But if by 'religious' you mean that I love others and try to help them whenever possible... Again, no. But if by 'religious' you mean that I like to eat coleslaw... Yeah, OK, OK! Emo Philips
religious people trying
If you and I are to live religious lives, it mustn't be that we talk a lot about religion, but that our manner of life is different. It is my belief that only if you try to be helpful to other people will you in the end find your way to God. Ludwig Wittgenstein
religious sex attitude
Not every religion has to have St. Augustine's attitude to sex. Why even in our culture marriages are celebrated in a church, everyone present knows what is going to happen that night, but that doesn't prevent it being a religious ceremony. Ludwig Wittgenstein
religious philosophical men
For a truly religious man nothing is tragic. Ludwig Wittgenstein
religious integrity philosophical
Judge not according to the orthodox standard of a system religious, philosophical, political, but according as things promote, or fail to promote the delicacy, integrity, and authority of Conscience. Lord Acton
religious thinking organization
I don't think we should discriminate against an organization or congregation because they're religious, if they're doing good work. But government can't subsidize proselytizing or worship or religious activity. It can't. Jim Wallis
religious jesus hands
Jesus proclaimed, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. .. He is saying that a whole new order is about to enter history, and if you want to be a part of it, you will need a change so fundamental that the Gospel of John would later refer to it as a "new birth". Being born again was not meant to be a private religious experience that is hard to communicate. .. but rather the prerequisite for joining a new and very public movement - the Jesus and kingdom of God movement. Jim Wallis
religious believe church
I believe in the separation of church and state, absolutely. But I don't believe in the separation of public life from our values, our basic values, and for many of us, our religious values. Jim Wallis
religious couple party
Speaking as someone who bought the party line for far too long, you would be amazed what you can believe if you keep convincing yourself the press, the libs, the universities - hell, everyone but a few on the religious fringe and big business - are out to get you. I was lucky - I started to snap out of this a couple of years ago and hopefully will now apply to both major parties the same skepticism and cynicism I had in the past reserved for Democrats. John Cole
religious loving-life giving
The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It may be the most pernicious of all addictions because it’s so hard for a person to break his delusion and denial. How can anything be wrong with loving God and giving your life for good works and service to mankind? John Bradshaw
religious self political
The world was arrogant and self-satisfied, but behind all this confidence there was an uneasy sense of impending disaster. The old creeds, both religious and political , were largely in the process of dissolution, but we did not realise the fact , and therefore did not look for new foundations. John Buchan
religious people sides
The love that exists between people who share religious values and experiences can be the most satisfying and unifying force this side of the solid, happy family. M. Russell Ballard
religious buddhist home
But for the first time, I had a religious identity. I had come home. And so I called myself a Zen Buddhist at the age of 18. M. Scott Peck