Mark Twain Quotes

Christianity is entitled to the tribute of respect. I do not of course mean that all individuals, nominally Christian, deserve trust, confidence, or even respect, for the contrary is too often the case. Too often, men hold religion as they do property - in their wives' names.

Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act.

I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.

Much prayer, but no piety.

You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout.

My music has a very spiritual background, a sanctity that is almost like worship.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death.

You don't have to be peculiar to find God.

Art, like religion, arises from the spirit, but alas, the formalizing of spiritual life all too often ends in hypocrisy.

Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.

I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.

Man makes holy what he believes.

I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.

Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.

A belief in God is vitally important, not just in show business, but stability in life. You know, to recognize deity is the most important thing that you can do. I mean, it comes to the Ten Commandments. They weren't ten suggestions. They were Ten Commandments.

For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.

Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.

I get increasingly respectful of people who have faith and increasingly creeped out by them.

I'm a man of faith. I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.

Obedience is the fruit of faith.

And as long as man has walked on this Earth, there has been God. And man's purpose is for the glorification of God.