"Belief in a certain series of myths was neither obligatory as a part of the true religion, nor was it supposed that, by believing, a man acquired religious merit and conciliated the favour of the gods."

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Source : William Robertson Smith (1907). “Religion of the Semites (Ppr)”, p.17, Transaction Publishers

William Robertson Smith

#Religious Quotes #Believe Quotes #Men Quotes

“In each moment the fire rages, it will burn away a hundred veils. And carry you a thousand steps toward your goal.”
“I think if I hadn't had the dance background, it would have been much harder as a kid to be like, 'I'm going to be an actress.' But you're involved with one area of the arts and other things interest you. It feels like an easier move.”
“One hundred rounds do not constitute fire power. One hit constitutes fire power.”
“I think we're infinite beings. We have to stay limitless.”
“Los Angeles is a very magical place when you take the entertainment industry out of it. You have beautiful beaches and amazing mountains here. I'm a big rock climber. I head out into the mountains whenever I have free time. It's amazing.”
“When you talk about the oil wealth you compare nations. There are some nations with less than five million people. Nigeria has 150 million people. I cannot say that all the money earned from oil since 1958, when the first drop of oil was exported from this country to date, that the money has been effectively used.”

Source : Interview with Isha Sesay, www.cnn.com. September 30, 2010.
“God did not create a human family made up of segregated, dissociated, mutually independent members. No; he would have them all united by the bond of total love of Him and consequent self-dedication to assisting each other to maintain that bond intact.”

Source : "America", Vol. 100, by America Press, (p. 121), 1958.
“Women were formed to temper Mankind, and sooth them into Tenderness and Compassion; not to set an Edge upon their Minds, and blowup in them those Passions which are too apt to rise of their own Accord.”

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