Piety Quotes

“There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.”

“All prejudice presents itself as piety, propriety.”

“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore atheism did never perturb states; for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no further: and we see the times inclined to atheism (as the time of Augustus Cæsar) were civil times. But superstition hath been the confusion of many states, and bringeth in a new primum mobile, that ravisheth all the spheres of government. The master of superstition is the people; and in all superstition wise men follow fools; and arguments are fitted to practice, in a reversed order.”

“Superabundant piety/righteousness (and its practices) is that form of life that enhances the individual and the community simultaneously.”

“He was very religious he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety. ”

“Saying of the ProphetHumilityHumility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety.”

“Limerick gained a reputation for piety, but we knew it was only the rain.”

“However much one lacks piety, the atmosphere in a graveyard encourages quiet reflection.”

“Piety is a discipline of the will through respect. It admits the right to exist of things larger than the ego, of things different from the ego.”