Quote by Thomas Hardy
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but t

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. – Thomas Hardy

Other quotes by Thomas Hardy

The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job. – Thomas Hardy

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Age
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Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. – Thomas Hardy

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Art
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Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. – Thomas Hardy

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Success
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I dont call myself a Buddhist. Im a free spirit. I believe Im here on earth to admire and enjoy it thats my religion. – Alice Walker

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That means that every human being – without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin – possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity. – Hans Kung

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Religion

Havent two hundred years of failed missionary work overseas taught anybody anything? You cant convert people to anything – whether religion, or something as inane as our flicks. – Kevin Smith

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Religion

The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence. – Robert Rainy

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Religion

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Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. – Chinese Proverb

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