Religious Sayings

42 sayings found from the Early Modern era from 42 authors

Their prayer books and Talmudic writings, in which such idolatry, lies, cursing, and blasphemy are taught, should be taken from them.

— Martin Luther 1543
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Make mercy your mosque and devotion your prayer mat.

— Guru Nanak c. 15th-16th century
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This is not laid down on human authority; it is God who speaks and prescribes a perpetual rule for his Church.

— John Calvin 1559
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For a long time I was restless. Now, however, behold how through my effort God is being celebrated in astronomy.

— Johannes Kepler October 3, 1595
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terror is the primary principle of religion.

— David Hume 1757
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Oh continue to love me–never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.

— Ludwig van Beethoven 1812
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On land, on sea, at home abroad, I smoke my pipe and worship God.

— Johann Sebastian Bach Undated
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Therefore, we must find a better way to explain the apparent motion of the heavens, which is so complicated and irregular.

— Nicolaus Copernicus 1543
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God works wonders now and then; Behold! a lawyer, an honest man!

— Benjamin Franklin 1733
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Religion is an excellent thing for keeping the common people quiet.

— Napoleon Bonaparte c. 1800-1815
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I conceive slavery to be such a thing as is odious to the God of love.

— John Wesley 1774
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I have reformed the church, but I cannot reform the faith.

— Peter the Great Early 18th century
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God grants victory to perseverance.

— Simon Bolivar Unknown
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Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

— Tokugawa Ieyasu Early 17th century (if attributed)
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God is the same God, always and everywhere.

— Isaac Newton 17th century
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Why do you write to me, to a sinful man, when you yourself are a holy man?

— Ivan the Terrible 1564
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The moral law is holy.

— Immanuel Kant 1788
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The light of natural reason is sufficient to give us a clear and distinct conception of God.

— Rene Descartes 1641
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The right of all sovereigns is derived from the people, not from God.

— Thomas Hobbes 1642 (Latin), 1651 (English)
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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.

— Machiavelli 1532
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