Society and the World

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion.

Religion is just mind control.

It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion.

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich.

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism.

Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it.

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.