The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence

A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present

I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher

Judaism was not a religion but a law.

Socrates' fame spread all over Greece, and the most respected and educated men from all around came to him, in order to enjoy his friendly company and instruction.

Time is a part of eternity, and of the same piece with it.

Judaism boasts of no exclusive revelation of eternal truths that are indispensable to salvation, of no revealed religion in the sense in which that term is usually understood.

Revealed religion is one thing, revealed legislation, another.

For a game it is too serious, for seriousness too much of a game.

The analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight

My religion recognizes no obligation to resolve doubt other than through rational means; and it commands no mere faith in eternal truths

Shall I be'her'?

Her beauty was a weapon. A loaded gun, with the barrel pointed at her own head.

Be abnormal

Comedy doesn't really have any meaning without sadness. The most meaningful comedy comes from some really serious pathos.

Nearly all human beings love, but nearly none know how to love.

One day I'll kill him, you know. I glanced at her. She was deadly serious.

Nothing but the infinite Pity is sufficient for the infinite pathos of human life.

You're not the only one falling

Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them.

... we are there with our cameras to record reality. Once we start modifying that which exists, we are robbing photography of its most valuable attribute.