Religious Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old religious quotes, religious sayings, and religious proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If God can be fully proved by the human mind, then He is no greater than the mind that proves Him. Billy Graham
Your yearning for God must supersede all other desires. It must be like a gnawing hunger and a burning thirst. Billy Graham
Nothing in our lives takes God by surprise. Billy Graham
Getting to know God and being able to call on Him is the most important step in storing up for the storms. Billy Graham
God began by revelation to build a bridge between Himself and people. Billy Graham
Man is the only animal who's got the true religion-several of them. Mark Twain
All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way. Frederick The Great
Some people think that all the equipment you need to discuss religion is mouth. Herman Wouk
A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be large enough for our needs. Arthur Balfour
When a man says he can get on without religion, it merely means he has the kind of religion he can go on without. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Those who have loved God most have loved men least. Robert G. Ingersoll
You can change your faith without changing gods, and vice versa. Stanislaw J. Lec
Man have quarreled about religion that never practiced it. Franklin
Man have quarreled about religion that never practiced it. Franklin
The man who doesn't go to any church probably had a baptism that didn't take. Evan Esar
My sense of God is my sense of wonder of the world. R Williams
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Albert Einstein
Instead of separating out the faithful, agnostics, and atheists, we thought we'd make this like the real world and just throw them all in there together-with the hope that they may have a civil discussion about the nature of God. Bathroom Readers' Institute
A friendly study of the world's religions is sacred duty. Mahatma Gandhi
Religion today is not transforming people; rather it is being transformed by the people. It is not raising the moral level of society; it is descending to society's own level, and congratulating itself that it has scored a victory because society is smiling accepting its surrender. A.W. Tozer
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt. Paul Tillich
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. Mark Twain
God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 16:1
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. Isaac Asimov
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis
The last true Christian died on the cross. Friedrich Nietzsche
To have a positive religion is not necessary. To be in harmony with yourself and the universe is what counts, and this is possible without positive and specific formulation in words. Johann Von Goethe
Religion altars the mind. Tony Follari
Going to church does not make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car. Laurence J. Peter