Faith Quotes
Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue.Robert K. Merton
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Hebrews 122 Bible
The problem with intelligent design theory is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable: Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet - - A matter of faith, unsuited to a public school? s curriculum.George F. Will, Newsweek, July 4, 2005
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - A thing which can never be demonstrated.Tyron Edwards
He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter.Dr. Isaac Barrow, quoted in Fifty Years of Sheffield Church Life 1866 - 1916 by Rev. W. Odom
Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.Socrates
Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.Adlai E. Jr. Stevenson
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.J. William Fulbright
When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of his faith. So let him remain conscious of God regarding the remaining half.Mohammed
Faith, Hope, and Love remanined. And the greatest of these is Love.1 Corinthians 13: 13, 1 Corinthians 13: 13
On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions it is the best refreshment on the journey and it is the greatest property.Buddha
No men can be lords of our faith, though they may be helpers of our joy.John Owen
The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.Charles Hodge
If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope.Jacques Cousteau
The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.James Arthur Baldwin
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.Kahlil Gibran
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.Jean Jacques Rousseau
The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the Shadow than in the Church.Ferdinand Magellan
Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen. ... Their faith is their passport.Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe
I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.Kathe Kollwitz
A lively, disinterested, persistent looking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism or doubt.Henri Frdric Amiel
His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.Lord Alfred Tennyson
Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.Aesop
Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.Heinrich Heine
Faith is the virtue of the storm, just as happiness is the virtue of sunshine.Ruth Fulton Benedict
Faith is a higher faculty than reason.Henry Christopher Bailey
May it not be that, just as we have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and, considering the history of the human race so far, may it not be that faith is even more difficult for Him than it is for us.Wystan Hugh Auden
Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man.... such a man is a true gentleman.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.Susan Taylo
We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy.Dean Koontz
If you lose money you lose much, If you lose friends you lose more, If you lose faith you lose all.Eleanor Roosevelt
I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you and education.Wilson Mizne
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.J. R. R. Tolkien
At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.Friedrich Nietzsche
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I wanted to become the seeker, the aroused and passionate explorer, and it was better going at it knowing nothing at all, always choosing the unmarked bottle, always choosing your own unproven method, armed with nothing but faith and a belief in astonishment.Pat Conroy, "The Lords of Discipline".
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace where there is hatred, let me sow love where there is injury, pardon where there is doubt, faith where there is despair, hope where there is darkness, light and where there is sadness, joy.Unknown
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith.Author Unknown
