The faith that stands on authority is not faith.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotations
Faith
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
-Thomas Paine
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
It is easier to believe than to doubt.
-E. D. Martin
"The Meaning of a Liberal Education"
You know that if you get in the water and have nothing to hold on to, but try to behave as you would on dry land, you will drown. But if, on the other hand, you trust yourself to the water and let go, you will float, find this exactly the situation of faith.
-Alan Watts
I respect more the person who struggles with his faith than the person who is confident in his skepticism.
-Robert Brault
Just because something is unbelievable does not mean you shouldn't believe it. Put another way, some things are worth believing in whether they're true or not.
-Jeb Dickerson
It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.
-Adolf Hitler
Faith is not so much something we believe; faith is something we live.
-Joseph B. Wirthlin
