Quote by Samuel Butler
People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian r

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. – Samuel Butler

Other quotes by Samuel Butler

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler

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power
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Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it. – Samuel Butler

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Excess
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To himself everyone is an immortal. He may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. – Samuel Butler

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Other Quotes from
Religion
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The irony of the Supreme Court hearing on these cases last week and of the outright hostility that the Court has displayed against religion in recent years is that above the head of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is a concrete display of the Ten Commandments. – Cliff Stearns

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Religion

I have never made fun of religion. Religion is something I dont even want to mess with, because I am really afraid of the clouds opening up and my being struck by lightning. – Alice Cooper

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Religion

But even in the Christian religion, much of its real meaning is hidden by words that are misleading and symbols that but few understand. – Ernest Holmes

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Religion

Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections. – Tony Campolo

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Religion

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If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky, in that order. – Jascha Heifetz

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Some have been to the mountain. I have been to my knees by the side of my bed. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house. – Eva Herzigova

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The more I get to do this character, the more I realize that shes not just annoying. Its that her strength is not interacting with people socially. She just doesnt have time because she has so much going on in her brain. – Mary Lynn Rajskub

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