Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

When a Religion is good, I conceive that it will support itself; and, when it cannot support itself, and God does not take care to support, so that its Professors are oblig'd to call for the help of the Civil Power, it is a sign, I apprehend, of its being a bad one.

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

Religion is a good thing for good people and a bad thing for bad people.

It must require bravery to be honest all the time.

It turns out that adversity and failure are actually useful and even necessary for developing strong-minded and successful adults.

People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

When things went wrong they had the consolations of religion. This wasn’t just a readiness to accept Fate; this was a quiet and profound conviction about the vanity of all human endeavour.

all the world’s religions cannot be right, and they know it. Sooner or later man has to learn the truth:

Those who have been in trouble themselves are alert to it in others

Going through tough times is a wonderful thing, and everybody should try it.

"People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things. You don't necessarily even have to be afraid of punishment after death; purgatory, hell, and heaven are things that a lot of people can't accept, but still a religion, it doesn't matter which, keeps a person on the right path. It isn't the fear of God but the upholding of one's own honor and conscience. How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the while day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then, without realizing it you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this, it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that: "A quiet conscience mades one strong!

"When troubles come, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection." "Why"