Henri Barbusse Quotes

Tradition and conscience are the two wings given to the human soul to reach the truth.

Religion will never show the way.

There is no true and abiding morality that is not founded in religion.

Conscience is God present in man.

Conscience is that candle of the Lord which was not quite put out.

Whatever efforts one may make, one must revert to the realization that religion is the real basis of morality; religion is the real and perceptible purpose within us, which alone, can turn aside our attention from things. ... The science of morality can no more teach human beings to be honest, in all the magnificence of this word, than geometry can teach one how to draw.

Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew, or a Hindu, religion is a great force, and it can help one have command of one's own morality, one's own behavior, and one's own attitude.

Conscience is the internal perception of God's Moral Law.

Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die.

Religion is the basis of civil society, and the source of all good and of all comfort.

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies.

Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Scientific truth is marvelous, but moral truth is divine and whoever breathes its air and walks by its light has found the lost paradise.

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.

Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

Science by itself has no moral dimension. But it does seek to establish truth. And upon this truth morality can be built.

Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded us not to do. I disagree.

The Natural Law which God has written into our beings cannot be entirely eradicated, but it can be gravely deformed, leading to distortion of consciousness and conscience, and hence our actions.

We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism.

I think it's imperative to have faith or religion, because it's good to have morals, to be kind to others.