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"
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.
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.
-Swami Vivekananda
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it.
-Robert Brault
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
-Thomas Paine
Give to faith the things which belong to faith.
-Francis Bacon
The magnificent believes half of what he hears and twice what he says.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is the solvent that sets you free.
-Shannon L. Alder
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.