Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
-Seneca the Younger
Quotations
Faith
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"
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
The faith that stands on authority is not faith.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"
I respect more the person who struggles with his faith than the person who is confident in his skepticism.
-Robert Brault
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
-Ezra Pound
Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us…
-Paulo Coelho
"The Witch Of Portobello"
It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.
-Adolf Hitler
There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.
-Alfred Korzybski
