The Gods gave a microbe a drop of water, and in it he lived. They gave an ant a half acre of land, and he prospered. They gave a tiger the forest and he formed an empire and became an emperor. They gave man the Universe and all the knowledge therein. He entered of his own free will the dungeon of Dogma, shut his mind to truth and slew and starved his brothers.
God is a circle whose centre is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
-Voltaire
God waits to win back his own flowers as gifts from man's hands.
-Rabindranath Tagore
"Stray Birds"
To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did he perform; he gave his head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness, he did this great heroic deed; he laid down his life but not the principles… Guru Tegh Bahadur broke his earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi – and went to the abode of God.
All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.
-Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk
"Invisible Monsters"
It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.
-Joseph Joubert
Sincerity is a soul quality that God has given to every human being, but not all express it.
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
-Jules Renard
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.
-Khalil Gibran
