Faith Quotes
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
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.William Arthur Ward
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.D. Elton Trueblood
The primary task of the Church is not to mend the manners of the community, but to proclaim the matchless Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. When men hear that Gospel and believe it, their lives will give evidence of their faith.Walter Dale Langtry
We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession.George Bernard Shaw
To follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.Benjamin Franklin
The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.Hal Borland
I have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.Elie Wiesel, O Magazine, November 2000
His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.Lord Alfred Tennyson
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self - Sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.John Foster Dulles
I have great faith in fools - - Self confidence my friends call it.Edgar Allan Poe
Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.Felix Adle
The law of liberty tends to abolish the reign of race over race, of faith over faith, of class over class. It is not the realization of a political ideal; it is the discharge of a moral obligation.John Dalberg
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - Control. Against such things, there is no law.The Apostle Paul (Saul of Tarsus), The Bible - Galations 5: 22 - 23 NIV
Faith is a continuation of reason.William Adams
Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice.George Goethals
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles and real state, but friendships, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love and faith.Bertrand Russell V. Delong
But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.1 Timothy 611 Bible
Faith Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.Ambrose Bierce
Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.Mary McLeod Bethune
How many things which served us yesterday as articles of faith, are fables for us today.Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.Martin Luthe
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 Where there is sadness, joy.Saint Francis of Assisi
Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.Dorothy Thompson
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.Friedrich Nietzsche
Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith.Prophet Mohammed, Muslim
Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction - - Faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.Thomas Edison
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.Sophia Loren
Faith: not *wanting* to know what is true.Friedrich Nietzsche
I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you and education.Wilson Mizne
Love is faith, and one faith leads to another.Henri Frdric Amiel
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith.Author Unknown
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
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".
Leading the Jewish people is not easy - we are a divided, obstinate, highly individualistic people who have cultivated faith, sharp - wittedness and polemics to a very high level.Shimon Peres
I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists.Robert Browning
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.Robert Frost
If you lose money you lose much, If you lose friends you lose more, If you lose faith you lose all.Eleanor Roosevelt
