To the philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues. One religion is as true as another. Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next. We must accept the other fellows religion . . .
All religions die of but one disease, that of being found out.
It's a happy bishop who hasn't got a saint in his diocese. It is no accident that the symbol of a bishop is a crook, and the sign of an archbishop is a double-cross. It is of course always best to be led by god, and have him personally whisper into your ear. Only, when it is the devil talking he will tell you he is god, for the devil is a crafty liar. So you never know who is talking to you.