Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.
Kahlil GibranNothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful!
'Waiting for Godot'
Samuel BeckettFor God's sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself!
Robert Louis StevensonAn honest God is the noblest work of man.
Robert G IngersollIf God had meant us to have group sex, he'd have given us more organs.
Malcolm BradburyGod is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies.
Jean AnouilhLord of myself, accountable to none.
But to my conscience, and my God alone.
John OldhamI never really thought of myself as a sex goddess; I felt I was more a comedian who could dance
Rita HayworthWhen we have match'd out rackets to these balls,
We wll, in France, by God's grace play a set. [Henry V]
William ShakespeareGod made all pleasures innocent
Caroline NortonAnd even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
AeschylusA tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side
AristotleWar is God's way of teaching Americans geography.
Ambrose BierceGod is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
Imelda MarcosHe who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
AristotleThe function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
Soren KierkegaardThough the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all
Friedrich Von LogauDeath's but a path that must be trod,
If man would ever pass to God
Thomas ParnellFreedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Ronald ReaganI'm not a paranoid derranged millionaire. Goddamit, I'm a billionaire.
Howard HughesMan is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
André GideI think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.
Oscar WildeOh, isn't life a terrible thing, thank God? [Under Milk Wood]
Dylan ThomasThe cry of the Little Peoples goes up to God in vain,
For the world is given over to the cruel sons of Cain.
Richard Le GallienneEvery man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.
Jean AnouilhGod is gone up on high
With a triumphant noise.
Charles WesleyMan, man, is thy brother, and thy father is God
Alphonse De Lamartine'God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil.
Mary DalyIf absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God? [Paraphrasing Lord Acton, presumably]
George DeaconYeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'
Rodney DangerfieldThis people draws its origin from Abraham, our father in faith The very people that received from God the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' itself experienced in a special measure what is meant by killing. It is not permissible for anyone to pass by this inscription with indifference.
Pope John Paul IIThe hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die and you to live Which is the better, only God knows.
SocratesThe goddess of sport is not Beauty but Victory, a jealous goddess who demands an absolute homage.
R K ElliottIt is not in fighting that my God delights but in causing the trees to grow, and in adorning the plains with grass and flowers. He loves not the proud warrior nor the hunter, but the lowly and the good
Standish O'GradyWhatever task God is calling us to, if it is yours it is mine, and if it is mine it is yours.
Howard ClarkGive me, give me God's own country! There to live and there to die.
Thomas BrackenFor God so loved the world that he gave his only son that we may have life
Jesus ChristDodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
Ansel Adams And therefore I tell you (and I pray God it be not laid to your charge) that I am the Martyr of the People.
Charles IIt was not me making those saves, it was God.
Claudio TaffarelA garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
T E BrownThere are many gods which Christians reject.
Dan BarkerThank God, I have done my duty
Horatio NelsonI talk to God but the sky is empty
Sylvia PlathAmerica is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and reforming.
Israel ZangwillThis only is denied to God: the power to change the past (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, VI)
AgathonI believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.
Prince CharlesO, God assist our side: at least, avoid assisting the enemy and leave the rest to me
Aldo LeopoldI have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world. (Le desert de Bievres)
Georges DuhamelWords are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Samuel Madden
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