Joseph Brodsky Quotes

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

I believe in angels. I believe in God.

Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.

We grew up going to church, and I believe in God. I don't know that I have the ability to define what or who or how God is. You know, I think that religion kind of messes people up in that regard. That's just my own personal philosophy.

I have never doubted. I have had a firm belief in God and the church.

I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no moral God.

It is a mistake to assume that God is interested only, or even chiefly, in religion.

Do not concern yourself with politics and the world; your job is to connect the hearts to God.

I believe in God and the power of prayer.

An important function of theology is to keep religion tied to reason and reason to religion. Both roles are of essential importance for humanity.

God is love.

God is able. God is real.

God, of course, is the greatest philosopher of all.

I have come to know a God of compassion and mercy and love.

I occupy much of my time in theological studies for which I have a natural inclination.

If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.

God is so big. It's a gigantic concept in God. The idea that God might love us and be interested in us is kind of huge and gigantic, but we turn it, because we're small-minded, into this tiny, petty, often greedy version of God, that is religion.

I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism.

God is best known in not knowing him.

I think in church you're raised like God is God and you are here.