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George Santayana1 quote
The Bible is literature, not dogma. — George Santayana · 1910Ira Gershwin1 quote
It ain't necessarily so-
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible-
It ain't necessarily so. — Ira Gershwin · 1935Jesus1 quote
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. — Jesus · 60John Jay Chapman1 quote
The New Testament, and to a very large extent the Old, is the soul of man. You cannot criticize it. It criticizes you. — John Jay Chapman · 1898John Robinson1 quote
The Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy word. — John Robinson · 1620Mark Twain1 quote
It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history...and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies. — Mark Twain · 1910Thomas Babington Macaulay1 quote
The English Bible,— a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1828William Blake1 quote
Both read the Bible day and night,
But thou read'st black where I read white. — William Blake · 1818