The eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly and desperately drunk with a certain belief.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotations
Faith
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
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
-Seneca the Younger
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"
Some things aren't meant to be known. Only believed.
-Mary E. Pearson
"The Adoration of Jenna Fox"
I respect more the person who struggles with his faith than the person who is confident in his skepticism.
-Robert Brault
Faith is composed of the heart’s intention. Light comes through faith… O Faith, give us faith!
-Vedas "Rig Veda"
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
-Ezra Pound
Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.
-Benjamin Franklin
It is easier to believe than to doubt.
-E. D. Martin
"The Meaning of a Liberal Education"
