Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.
We are living at a time when creeds and ideologies vary and clash. But the gospel of human sympathy is universal and eternal.
I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime then I attack them one and all because they enslave the minds of men.
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first and deadly afterwards.
The doubt of an earnest thoughtful patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in half the creeds.
There lives more faith in honest doubt believe me than in half the creeds.
Opinions alter manners change creeds rise and fall but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.
So many gods so many creeds so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
Art raises its head where creeds relax.
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.