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"
Quotations
Faith
-Dalai Lama Xiv "Dalai Lama Xiv"
He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.
-Thomas Fuller
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"
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"
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
-Voltaire
Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us…
-Paulo Coelho
"The Witch Of Portobello"
It is easier to believe than to doubt.
-E. D. Martin
"The Meaning of a Liberal Education"
Give to faith the things which belong to faith.
-Francis Bacon
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
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
-Stuart Chase
