To have dominion by religion is to have dominion over men's souls thus over their very spiritual life and to use the Divine things which are in their religion as the means.

Art and Religion are then two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance. Art and Religion are means to similar states of mind.

When state and religion are one religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.

What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that on the one hand acknowledges the role of religion in society while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.

Skeptical scrutiny is the means in both science and religion by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

And harmony means that the relationship between all the elements used in a composition is balanced is good.

All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon what it means to you.

There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job a life stage a relationship is over - and to let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its value.