"Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome." ― Benjamin Whichcote Topic(s): Religion More In Religion "In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people… and these stories afford the only explanation that is offered of the precepts of religion and the prescribed rules of ritual."― William Robertson Smith "How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally – certainly with my secular background – the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence."― Yann Martel "It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing."― David Herbert Lawrence