The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.

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A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army,...

A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army,...

The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?...

The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?...

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we...

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we...

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.

I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area...

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area...

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for...

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for...

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than...

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than...

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back...

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back...

Work at being a humble person.

Work at being a humble person.

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a...

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a...

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as...

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as...

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager...

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager...

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...