Religious Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old religious quotes, religious sayings, and religious proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Catholics or the God of the protestants in whom you don't believe? Quentin Crisp
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Francis Bacon
In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence. Isaac Newton
I think people who don't believe in God are crazy. How can you say there is no God when you hear the birds singing these beautiful songs you didn't make? Little Richard
It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that He need not exist in order to save us. Peter De Vries
If I were doing something that the Bible condemns, I have two choices. I can straighten up my act, or I can somehow distort the meaning of the Bible. Jerry Falwell
All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. Thomas Paine
Scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the theory that it is all arranged as a stage for God to watch man's struggle for good and evil seems inadequate. Richard P. Feynman
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says. He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religions thinkers were doubters. Isaac Bashevis Singer
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god. Napoleon Bonaparte
It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears. Helen Keller