Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
-Seneca the Younger
Quotations
Faith
Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.
-Henry David Thoreau
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
-George Bernard Shaw
He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.
-Thomas Fuller
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"
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
-Mahatma Gandhi
He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.
-Swami Vivekananda
There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.
-Alfred Korzybski
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
-Henry David Thoreau
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
-Martin Luther King, Jr. "Martin Luther King. Jr"
