Religious Sayings
134 sayings found from the Medieval era from 16 authors
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Religion is for the masses, philosophy for the elite.
The world is divided into men who have brains and no religion, and men who have religion and no brains.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
The sword is the key of heaven and hell.
Heaven has ordained that I should rule the world.
I am the punishment of God.
Don't be afraid of the wine, for its essence is the light of God. Don't be afraid of the tavern, for it is the house of God.
The world is a bride, and you are her groom; do not be deceived by her beauty, for she is faithless.
If the beloved is a Christian, what concern is it of yours? If she is a pagan, what concern is it of yours?
The religious hypocrite, in his prayer, thinks of nothing but his own reputation.
The pious man, with his rosary and prayer rug, is often more distant from God than the lover in the tavern.
The path to God is not through the mosque or the temple, but through the heart.
The wine is the blood of the grape, and the beloved is the soul of the world.
The path to God is narrow, but the gate of love is wide.
The tavern is better than the mosque, and the corner of the wine-shop better than the niche of prayer.
Go, tell the pious man to burn his prayer-book; his prayers are but hypocrisy.
The tavern is my Kaaba; the wine-cup is my prayer-niche.
What is the use of prayer when love is absent?
They are a people who do not know the religion, and they are ignorant.
The people of this country are a good people, but they are ignorant of the religion.