The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
-Frank Lloyd Wright
Quotations
Faith
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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"
Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
-Erich Fromm
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
-Martin Luther King, Jr. "Martin Luther King. Jr"
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
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
-Voltaire
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.
-Paul Johannes Tillich
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
Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
-Seneca the Younger
