Religious Quotes : Man
Man is the product of his thinking. All that he is,
all his ideals, likes and dislikes, his very self, is
the result of thought.
BUDDHISM
Man is a little lower than the angels. He is the measure of all values. It is for him that the world was created and for him Jesus came to earth and
died. Man is God's workman on earth. If man fails, all fails.
CHRISTIANITY
Heaven has made man good. His original nature
is good, but many depart from it. The earthy in
man pulls him down and away from Heaven.
Those who follow the heavenly part of themselves
are great, while those who follow the earthy part
are evil.
CONFUCIANISM
Man is the highest of animals. He is an animal
with an immortal soul which cannot be hurt by
the world. There is nothing nobler than humanity.
HINDUISM
God created man to sit on His throne on earth. Man is God's viceroy on earth.
ISLAM
Man is a creation of God, made in the likeness of God. He has been made a little less than the
divine. As sons of the living God, men are clay in
the hands of God, the potter, to do with as he
wills.
JAINISM
Most people are enamoured of pleasure and do not reach the moral heights possible for man. The self is the foe to greatness and is as dangerous as pride, anger, and greed. The self is to be subdued.
JUDAISM
Man's body is the dwelling place of God. God is the soul of man, his eternal nature.
SIKHISM
Man is both human and divine. The divine in him
is eternal and of infinite worth. The human may
pass away, but the divine is everlasting. His
goodness comes from God.
TAOISM
The Wise One created man to be like Him The
mind of man enclosed in a body comes from the
divine. Thus, man should serve only the good and
flee from all that is wicked.
ZOROASTRIANISM
Man is the supreme Talisman. Lack of a proper
education hath, however, deprived him of that
which he doth inherently possess.
BAHA'I