Generally the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories.
-Felix S. Cohen
Quotations
Faith
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"
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Faith is a question of eyesight; even the blind can see that.
-Dejan Stojanović
"The Sun Watches the Sun"
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
-Voltaire
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
Just because something is unbelievable does not mean you shouldn't believe it. Put another way, some things are worth believing in whether they're true or not.
-Jeb Dickerson
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
-Martin Luther King, Jr. "Martin Luther King. Jr"
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"
Sometimes you believe a thing that isn't true because in the world you wish to live in, it would be true.
-Robert Brault
