Quotes About Belief

It is the privilege of youth to believe and hope, but old men see death more clearly.

All human wisdom is summed up in these two words,— Wait and hope.

Forward! Still forward! said he. When it shall be time, God will tell me, as he has told the others.

Oh, count, have pity upon me. I am so unhappy.' 'I have known a man much more unfortunate than you, Morrel.' Impossible! 'Alas,' said Monte Cristo, 'it is the infirmity of our nature always to believe ourselves much more unhappy than those who groan by our sides!

until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words, — `Wait and hope.

But you are quite of opinion, are you not, that Heaven will avenge me, d'Artagnan? And I know some persons on earth who will lend a helping hand, said the captain.

It's often been said that "seeing is believing", but in many cases, the reverse is also true. Believing results in seeing.

You can follow the religions where God is small, or you can follow the religions where God is all.

Whether or not you believe in God, He always believes in You!

If you believe in "luck", always let it be good luck. Always choose to be "lucky", rather than "luckless". Be "happy", rather than "hapless".

You can either choose to walk in light and love, or run in fear and darkness. But with the latter, you're more likely to fall.

Light always overcomes darkness.

Dogma", spelled backwards, is "Am God". When a person allows someone else's dogma to become their God, they have things backwards.

Positive means feeling enjoyment, suspense, amusement, and the satisfaction of what psychologists call belief affirmation—stories turning out as readers believe they should. That requires more than just a happy ending. It means affirming readers' beliefs and validating their morals.

Patriotic'? Dear, dear me!" Scarlett covered her mouth in mock astonishment. "I didn't know that was 'patriotism.' I believe what you intended has ruder names, though no well-bred Georgia lady would admit to knowing them.

He'd sit and listen to Nana's Jesus stories all day, but when she turned to the Old Testament prophets, Louis Valentine's little face would darken. He said, "I hate it when God is mean!

Do you believe your gentle birth will turn a bullet?" "Why, yes," Rhett said solemnly. "Hell yes! Gentle birth's got to be good for something!

Dogs are notorious for hope. Dogs believe that this morning, this very morning, may begin a day of fascination, easily grander than any day in the past. Perhaps the work did go badly yesterday, perhaps the humans are wild with sulks and rages, but this morning can yet be saved: don't humans understand anything? Every morning, in dog pounds all over America, hundreds of dogs awake to their last day with gladness in their hearts.

Believing in God is as much like falling in love as it is making a decision. Love is both something that happens to you and something you decide upon.

Dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something is the hard thing. Living for something extends beyond fashion, glory, or recognition. We live for what we believe.

The parading of a sacred image through the streets is an opportunity to consult the gods as oracles. Questions can be asked or presented in writing as the procession passes by. An accidental, intentional or perceived nod or tilt of the cult image can be interpreted as a 'yes' or 'no' answer, which might decide some very important issue in one's life. 'Should I marry so and so?' 'Was I overcharged for those sandals?' or, perhaps, 'Should I go home now?

ideology refers to belief, or better, to configurations of beliefs. Ideology exists—if it exists—in the mind.

The poetry of attention is not metaphysical. It trusts the opened eye to see. By faith, the eye stays open. And so the work of poetry is trust that, by faith, is shown to be no work at all.

Memorizing Scripture strengthens your faith because it repeatedly reinforces the truth, often just when you need to hear it again.