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“As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.”
― Ludwig Feuerbach

tags: 1833, abelard-and-heloise, book, books, reading

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“If therefore my work is negative, irreligious, atheistic, let it be remembered that atheism — at least in the sense of this work — is the secret of religion itself; that religion itself, not indeed on the surface, but fundamentally, not in intention or according to its own supposition, but in its heart, in its essence, believes in nothing else than the truth and divinity of human nature.”
― Ludwig Feuerbach, Essence of Christianity

tags: atheism, atheistic, essence, human-nature, inspirational, intention, irreligious, truth

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“[Theology is a] web of contradictions and delusions.”
― Ludwig Feuerbach, Essence of Christianity

tags: contradiction, contradictions, delusion, superstition

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“The power of thought is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of heart is love. Reason, love and power of will are perfections of man.”
― Ludwig Feuerbach, Essence of Christianity

tags: character, energy, inspirational, knowledge, love, perfection, power, reason, thought, will

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“Christianity set itself the goal of fulfilling man’s unattainable desires, but for that very reason ignored his attainable desires. By promising man eternal life, it deprived him of temporal life, by teaching him to trust in God’s help it took away his trust in his own powers; by giving him faith in a better life in heaven, it destroyed his faith in a better life on earth and his striving to attain such a life. Christianity gave man what his imagination desires, but for that very reason failed to give him what he really and truly desires.”
― Ludwig Feuerbach, Lectures on the Essence of Religion