Faith - Quotes
Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue.
Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down, down. Amen!" If they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about the concept.
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action, rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith. Banish me from Eden when you will; but first let me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
I don`t believe in God now... I can still work up an envy for someone who has a faith. I can see how that could be a deeply soothing experience.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith; and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else`s path is wrong.
Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone - but that fervent faith which moves mountains - can transform this suicide into a sacrifice, can solve every riddle and relieve our weakness.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don`t see the whole staircase.
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling, and spending their lives like serfs.