It is easier to believe than to doubt.
-E. D. Martin
"The Meaning of a Liberal Education"
Quotations
Faith
Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
-Erich Fromm
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.
-Paul Johannes Tillich
Without faith there is no knowledge, without knowledge there is no virtuous conduct, without virtues there is no deliverance, and without deliverance there is no perfection.
-Scriptures "Uttaradhyayana Sutra 28.30"
The faith of every man, O Arjuna, accords with his nature, Man is made up of faith; as is his faith, so is he. The threefold austerity practiced with faith by men of balanced mind, without any expectation of reward, is said to be pure.
-Srimad Bhagavad Gita "Bhagwad Gita 17.3"
For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it’s okay to remain a radical atheist – it’s absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart – then no problem.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "Dalai Lama Xiv"
An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it.
-Robert Brault
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Faith is composed of the heart’s intention. Light comes through faith… O Faith, give us faith!
-Vedas "Rig Veda"
Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.
-Benjamin Franklin
