Yet this is trash that the Church imposes upon the world as the Word of God; this is the collection of lies and contradictions called the Holy Bible! This is the rubbish called Revealed Religion!

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Mellow doesn't describe me. I'm hungry every day.

Happiness is the fragrance, not the fruit of an action.

We can no longer imagine that we are part of something larger than ourselves - that is what all this boils down to.

The first step in the journey is to lose your way.

If peace is our single aim in all we do, we will always know what to do because we will do whatever will protect and deepen our peace.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

A strong work of art really leaves people speechless. They feel a little angry because they don't understand it.

You do not know anything until you have practiced.

A fool and his money are soon invited everywhere.

I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them