Max Stirner Quotes

Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.

I guess I'm a Holy Spirit maniac. I'm not a religious maniac. I love religion, but I don't like it.

Wisdom and good works have been brought in perfect secession from age to age by the messengers of God.

Wisdom and good works have been brought in perfect succession from age to age by the messengers of God. They come on one age through the prophet called Buddha in the region of India, in another through Zoroaster in the land of Persia, and in yet another through Jesus in the land of the West.

The only points in which I differ from all ecclesiastical teaching is that I do not believe that any man ever saw or talked with God, I do not believe that God inspired the Mosaic code, or told the historians what they say he did about woman, for all the religions on the face of the earth degrade her, and so long as woman accepts the position that they assign her, her emancipation is impossible.

Whatever religion you believe in, if you take almighty's name and follow his words obediently, you will be safe to an extent.

The greatest geniuses have always attributed everything to God, as if conscious of being possessed of a spark of His divinity.

Religious and philosophical beliefs are, indeed, as dangerous as fire, and nothing can take from them that beauty of danger. But there is only one way of really guarding ourselves against the excessive danger of them, and that is to be steeped in philosophy and soaked in religion.

The meaning of religious truth is hope.

Spiritual is hooked up to the invisible umbilical cord of my Lord, Kumbiya.

But genius is religious. It is a larger imbibing of the common heart.

I care only to know, if possible, the lasting meaning that lies in all religious doctrine from the beginning till now.

I am not the least bit religious, but at least I stick up for the good work of religion and the cascade of benefits that come from religion.

I can preach until your deaf and dumb, I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum.

There is nothing in religion but fiction.

The Lord often has his prophets climb mountains to converse with Him. I always wondered why He did that, and now I know the answer: when we are on high, we can see everything else as small. Our glory and sadness lose their importance. Whatever we conquered or lost remains there below. From the heights of the mountain, you see how large the world is, and how wide its horizons.

Religion is fire which example keeps alive, and which goes out if not communicated.

By religion I mean perfected manhood,--the quickening of the soul by the influence of the Divine Spirit.

It was not by accident that the greatest thinkers of all ages were deeply religious souls.

The Bible and studying the Bible has been an important part of my life.

One of the important things about religion is that it is a sphere which is partially protected from selection. Religious creativity occurs when people pull out of the whole selectivity issue. Becoming celibate - obviously you couldn't be less selective that that. Yes, selection is always in the background. But it's not always there in the foreground. If you don't understand that, you're missing a lot.

Where the Bible is esteemed as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, preaching can flourish. But where the Bible is treated merely as a record of valuable religious insight, preaching dies.

Religion, if in heavenly truths attired, Needs only to be seen to be admired.

Jesus was the greatest religious genius that ever lived.

The highest art is always the most religious; and the greatest artist is always a devout man. A scoffing Raphael or Michael Angelo is not conceivable.