All my life I have preserved in the depths of my heart a live faith in my Creator, the Defender of the World, in His Sanctifying Grace and in the expiatory sacrifice of Christ our Saviour, but never have I agreed that true religion demands outward manifestations.

Valery Bryusov
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Arthur Schopenhauer is known as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. This quote, which is taken from his essay, “On Religion,” expresses his convictions on the subject. He believed that religion should be considered an inward thing, not an outward one, and that the outward signs of religion should be discarded.

Source: The Fiery Angel

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