A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present

I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher

The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence

Judaism was not a religion but a law.

Socrates' fame spread all over Greece, and the most respected and educated men from all around came to him, in order to enjoy his friendly company and instruction.

Time is a part of eternity, and of the same piece with it.

Judaism boasts of no exclusive revelation of eternal truths that are indispensable to salvation, of no revealed religion in the sense in which that term is usually understood.

Revealed religion is one thing, revealed legislation, another.

For a game it is too serious, for seriousness too much of a game.

The analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight

My religion recognizes no obligation to resolve doubt other than through rational means; and it commands no mere faith in eternal truths

Before the war, she'd never have gone out in the rain and happily stood in it. Now, it was a reminder that she was alive...

Beau’s arms slipped around my waist. I knew I should step away but I couldn’t make myself. This was home. Being in his arms like this was where I found peace.

It was as if a morning-glory had bloomed in her throat, and all that blue and small pollen ate into my heart, violent and religious

In meditation, we are going back into the light. All our pain will be taken away, our frustration.

She did not talk to people as if they were strange hard shells she had to crack open to get inside. She talked as if she were already in the shell. In their very shell.

It took me a long time to stop thinking that someone else knew what a great painting was. I was never sure.

Abduction is a romantic expression of passion.

What you want to do as a living and get paid for, others want to do as a hobby and for free.

I'm a good actress. That's why you know me as likable.

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.