Faith never makes a confession.
-Henry David Thoreau
Quotations
Faith
An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it.
-Robert Brault
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.
-Oscar Wilde
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.
-Paul Johannes Tillich
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
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
-George Bernard Shaw
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
-Henry David Thoreau
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"
