The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The so-called clergy stupefy the masses....They befog the people and keep them in an eternal condition of stupefaction

Quote by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

If you want to be happy, be.

If you want to be happy, be.

A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat...

A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat...

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

I have discovered nothing new, I have only perceived what I already knew.

I have discovered nothing new, I have only perceived what I already knew.

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of...

If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of...

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought...

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought...

The question was a fashionable one, whether a definite line exists between psychological and physiological...

The question was a fashionable one, whether a definite line exists between psychological and physiological...

Faith is the force of life.

Faith is the force of life.

If you want to be happy, be

If you want to be happy, be

The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less on their dispositions than on their...

The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less on their dispositions than on their...

Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up....

Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up....