“Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that's got true religion, several of them.”
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In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.
Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind.
Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it, - without having regard to any religion or opinion.
The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent.