Man is ever searching for the source whence he has come, searching for the life which is upwelling within him, immortal, nay, eternal and divine; and every religion is the answer from the Universal Spirit to the seeking spirits of men that came forth from Him. Annie Besant answerdivineeternal share on social
The idea of reverence for God is transmitted from parent to child, it is educated into an abnormal development, and thus almost indefinitely strengthened, but yet it does appear to me that the bent to worship is an integral part of man's nature. Annie Besant abnormalbendchild share on social
Britons are good, though often brutal, colonists where they come into relations with entirely uncivilized tribes whose past is so remote as to be forgotten. But they trample with their heavy boots over the sensitive, delicate susceptibilities of an ancient, highly civilized and cultured nation, such as India. Annie Besant ancientbootbriton share on social
You should always take a religion at its best and not at its worst, from its highest teachings and not from the lowest practices of some of its adherents. Annie Besant adherentbadhigh Change image and share on social
Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class. Annie Besant argumentausterebeneficent share on social
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of divine authority, a blasphemy - if there were anyone to be blasphemed - blacker and more insolent than any word ever written or penned by the most hotheaded Freethinker. Annie Besant absurdityauthorityblack share on social
Every form, not being the whole, must, of necessity, be imperfect; less than the whole, it cannot be identical with the whole, and being less than the whole and, therefore, imperfect by itself, it shows imperfection as evil, and only the totality of a universe can mirror the image of God. Annie Besant evilformgod share on social
I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness. Annie Besant heavilymixturepay Change image and share on social
Muhammadan law in its relation to women, is a pattern to European law. Look back to the history of Islam, and you will find that women have often taken leading places - on the throne, in the battle-field, in politics, in literature, poetry, etc. Annie Besant backbattleeuropean share on social
No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism. Annie Besant atheismbringglad Change image and share on social