Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.
-Benjamin Franklin
Quotations
Faith
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
-Seneca the Younger
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
-Thomas Paine
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
-Voltaire
Faith is nothing more than the conscious choice of the God within.
-Mahatma Gandhi
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"
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"
Faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is light by day and right mindfulness is protection by night.
-Gautama Buddha "Gautama Buddha"
Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
-Khalil Gibran
