"Primitive societies without religion have never been found."
― William Dean Howells
Topic(s):
Religion
More From William Dean Howells
- "The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection."
- "Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart."
- "The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number."
More In Religion
- "It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so."― Ernestine Rose
- "Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."― Epictetus
- "It was part of your religion to hate the British."― Rebecca Harding Davis