Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
-Seneca the Younger
Quotations
Faith
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
-Khalil Gibran
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"
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
-Voltaire
Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.
-Henry David Thoreau
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
-Martin Luther King, Jr. "Martin Luther King. Jr"
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
-Havelock Ellis
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"
Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.
-Benjamin Franklin
Faith is composed of the heart’s intention. Light comes through faith… O Faith, give us faith!
-Vedas "Rig Veda"
