One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion. Albert Einstein on religion
It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion. Albert Einstein on religion
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. Dalai Lama on religion
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. Dalai Lama on religion
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it. Dalai Lama on religion
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. Abraham Lincoln on religion
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace. Muhammad Ali on religion
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. Edgar Allan Poe on religion
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. George Washington on religion
It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business. Mahatma Gandhi on religion
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. Dalai Lama on religion
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion. Mahatma Gandhi on religion
Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties. Dalai Lama on religion
It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read. Thomas Jefferson on religion
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. Aristotle on religion
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is. Mahatma Gandhi on religion
Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other. Thomas Jefferson on religion
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. Joseph Campbell on religion
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. Mahatma Gandhi on religion
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him. Mahatma Gandhi on religion