Religion Quotes

Invite to Religion Quotes, your resource for motivational as well as provocative quotes from the world's major faiths. Below you will certainly find quotes from the Bible, the Quran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Torah, and various other sacred texts. Whether you are looking for support, comfort, or simply a couple of words of wisdom, you will find it right here. Discover our collection of quotes and locate the best one to help you on your spiritual journey.
Small: Music is my religion
Jimi Hendrix
"Music is my religion"
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Small: Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, youre going to, you k
Mel Gibson
"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
Mel Gibson, Actor
Small: Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it
"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"
Francis Arinze, Clergyman
Small: No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
Nelson Mandela
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys fa
Martin Luther
"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it"
Martin Luther, Professor
Small: Its not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society,
Godfrey Reggio
"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"
Godfrey Reggio, Director
Small: Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the
Emil Nolde
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"
Emil Nolde, Artist
Small: When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion
Voltaire
"When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: He who possesses art and science has religion he who does not possess them, needs religion
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
Small: Where knowledge ends, religion begins
Benjamin Disraeli
"Where knowledge ends, religion begins"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma that is, the sacred lore of priests and peopl
"In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people... and these stories afford the only explanation that is offered of the precepts of religion and the prescribed rules of ritual"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
Small: But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had no sacred sanctio
"But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had no sacred sanction and no binding force on the worshippers"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
Small: I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity
B. R. Ambedkar
"I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity"
B. R. Ambedkar, Politician
Small: We belong to the camp of peace. We believe in peace. We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace an
"We belong to the camp of peace. We believe in peace. We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace and wishes peace upon us, for these are His teachings to all the followers of the three great monotheistic religions, the Children of Abraham"
King Hussein I, Statesman
Small: The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ
Randall Terry
"The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ"
Randall Terry, Celebrity
Small: Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle
"Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there"
Mohammed Naguib, Statesman
Small: In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point
Friedrich Nietzsche
"In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense
Voltaire
"Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude
Aldous Huxley
"The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
Small: My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him
Mahatma Gandhi
"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is
Mahatma Gandhi
"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different
Mahatma Gandhi
"The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
Small: Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion
Ambrose Bierce
"Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
Karl Marx
"The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand
Karl Marx
"Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him
"The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him"
Thomas Hardy, Novelist
Small: Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers"
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Novelist
Small: Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particula
"Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
Small: With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other reli
"With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity"
Francis Arinze, Clergyman
Small: Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate prin
Muhammad Iqbal
"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science"
Muhammad Iqbal, Poet
Small: The Lords prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals
Duke of Wellington
"The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals"
Duke of Wellington, Royalty
Small: Selfishness is the only real atheism unselfishness the only real religion
"Selfishness is the only real atheism; unselfishness the only real religion"
Israel Zangwill, Novelist
Small: Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in diffe
"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this"
King Hussein I, Statesman
Small: My religion lies in my composition
"My religion lies in my composition"
John Philip Sousa, Musician
Small: I also dont have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time
Anne McCaffrey
"I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need"
Anne McCaffrey, Author
Small: Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summo
"Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage"
Frederick Buechner, Clergyman
Small: Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition
Alan Turing
"Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition"
Alan Turing, Mathematician
Small: Religion is not a burden, not a weight, it is wings
"Religion is not a burden, not a weight, it is wings"
Harry Emerson Fosdick, Clergyman
Small: God did not intend religion to be an exercise club
"God did not intend religion to be an exercise club"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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