Quotes About Philosophy

Religion and science have always been matters of faith in something. It is the same something.

You can treat faith as part of people's it's lives.

It seems to me that the bane of our country is a profession of faith either with no basis of real belief, or with no proper examination of the grounds on which the creed is supposed to rest.

Faith rests squarely upon reason, but with the added component of revelation.

I had read some books on the Baha'i Faith. I had read - I was looking into Buddhism and trying to understand sort of the agnostic approach, so there was just a bunch of stuff I was just looking at.

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly: and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.

If we could let go of our faith in money, who knows what we might put in its place?

I was now prepared to accept any faith so long as it did not demand a direct denial of reason, which would have been a deceit.

Do not confuse McGuinty's belief system with a true faith. It is a superstition, the tenets of which are capable of being scientifically disproven.

The most satisfying and ecstatic faith is almost purely agnostic. It trusts absolutely without professing to know at all.

Faith does not, in the realist, spring from the miracle but the miracle from faith. If the realist once believes, then he is bound by his very realism to admit the miraculous also.

I remember that the priest finally said to me, 'You wouldn't like to have a religion that makes things easy for you.' Now I know that both faith and intellect are components of religious belief.

Reason and faith are both banks of the same river.

Faith makes blessed. Consequently it lies.

In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith

My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind.

The belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith, and Faith is an Act of Reason.

Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can go only so far but faith has no limits.

Reason is our soul's left hand Faith her right. By this we reach divinity.

Seek not to understand that thou mayest believe but believe that thou mayest understand.

Faith is reason plus revelation, and the revelation part requires one to think with the spirit as well as with the mind. You have to hear the music, not just read the notes on the page.

In order to have faith, or follow any other organized religion, I'd have to suspend a degree of disbelief.

In the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish.The fool is cured by "reason, " "progress, " alcohol, work.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.