Lord Byron Quotes About Atheism

Quotes about: Atheism

• Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.

  Lord Byron

  Inspirational, Doubt, Atheism

• A material resurrection seems strange and even absurd except for purposes of punishment, and all punishment which is to revenge rather than correct must be morally wrong, and when the World is at an end, what moral or warning purpose can eternal tortures answer?

  Lord Byron

  Revenge, Punishment, Atheism

  Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.2725, Delphi Classics

• I am surrounded here by parsons and methodists, but as you will see, not infested with the mania.

  Lord Byron

  Atheism, Methodists, Positive Atheism

• The basis of your religion is injustice. The Son of God the pure, the immaculate, the innocent, is sacrificed for the guilty. This proves his heroism, but no more does away with man's sin than a school boy's volunteering to be flogged for another would exculpate a dunce from negligence.

  Lord Byron

  School, Son, Boys

• 'Twas strange that one so young should thus concern His brain about the action of the sky; If you think 'twas philosophy that this did, I can't help thinking puberty assisted.

  Lord Byron

  Philosophy, Thinking, Sky

  'Don Juan' (1819-24) canto 1, st. 93

• I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

  Lord Byron

  Atheist, Believe, Mind

• Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded. That all the Apostles would have done as they did.

  Lord Byron

  Christian, Religion, Atheism

  Don Juan canto 1, st. 83 (written 1818)

• If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom.

  Lord Byron

  Self, Envy, Doubt

  "Letters and Journals of Lord Byron". Book by Thomas Moore, Vol III, Chap. XVII, p. 208, 1830.

• Of religion I know nothing -- at least, in its favor.

  Lord Byron

  Atheism, Favors, Positive Atheism

  Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.2723, Delphi Classics

• We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by men who chose to mistake madness for inspiration and style themselves Evangelicals?

  Lord Byron

  Mistake, Inspiration, Believe

  Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.2723, Delphi Classics

• I am no Platonist, I am nothing at all; but I would sooner be a Paulician, Manichean, Spinozist, Gentile, Pyrrhonian, Zoroastrian, than one of the seventy-two villainous sects who are tearing each other to pieces for the love of the Lord and hatred of each other.

  Lord Byron

  Two, Hatred, Religion

  Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.2722, Delphi Classics

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