Bathing in holy rivers alone cannot wash away sins of injustice and greed; the most important thing is not ritual purity, but purity of words and deeds.
Founder of Sikhism
Context: Critique of Hindu rituals
c. 15th-16th century
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"Without fear, there is no love for God."
Strange & Unusual"The greatest pilgrimage is to the temple of one's own heart. And sometimes, that temple needs a good cleaning."
Humorous"He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God. Or in his ability to assemble IKEA furniture."
Humorous"Religion consists not in words; He who looks on all men as equal is religious."
Controversial"Be kind to all beings, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money."
Philosophical