The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. Abraham Lincoln
A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner. Thomas Carlyle
Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout. William James
Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one. Anatole France
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. George Eliot
