Quotes About Belief

El hombre del Mediodía no miente, se equivoca. No dice siempre la verdad, pero cree que la dice… Para él, su mentira no es mentira. Es una especie de espejismo…

To those who believe the dead do not visit them, I say you have cataracts in your soul. I am a man of science, yet I believe in guardian angels and the haunting by ghosts.

In my old age, I have come to believe that love is not a noun but a verb. An action. Like water, it flows to it's own current.

Are you the man that says nothing or the man that acts upon his beliefs?

Hatred bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

It's all biology. If it weren't for two thousand years of the Christian tradition we wouldn't think of pretending otherwise…Romance is the true opiate of the masses.

What frightened me most was, I could no longer believe in my own life as a story. Everyone needs a story, a part to play in order to avoid the realization that life is without significance. How else do any of us survive? It's what makes life bearable, even interesting. When it becomes neither, people say you've lost the plot. Or just lost it.

I've noticed that whenever institutions claim to be confident of anything it means the complete opposite.

The idea that any of their offspring could possibly be accused of involvement in criminal activities caused deep offence, even to parents who believed that property was theft.

Have you ever stood still while someone lied to you? If so, you know the sickening feeling. Your brain wants to make the situation less disturbing, and oh, how you want to convince yourself the liar is telling the truth.

A leap of faith means hurdling into the unknown, and believing in our hearts that we will make it to the other side, despite not yet knowing what the other side is going to look like. It is taking bold action in spite of the fact that this action is forcing us out of our familiar territory, and our comfort zones. It also means taking action even though we cannot foresee the results or consequences of our choice. To do this requires both faith and courage!

We must have faith in ourselves and our decisions, as well as trusting that we have the strength and ability to handle whatever consequences our decision may bring. Trust that whatever result your leap of faith may bring, you will gain much from it in terms of growth and learning.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Infidel, n. In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does.

Prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.

Christian - One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

DOG: A kind of additional or subsidiary Diety designed to catch the overflow or surplus of the world's worship.

optimism, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong. It is held with greatest tenacity by those most accustomed to the mischance of falling into adversity, and is most acceptably expounded with disproof - an intellectual disorder, yielding to no treatment but death. It is hereditary, but fortunately not contagious.

He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.

rights, all true men engage. From women this ancient faith commands

Preference, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.

IRRELIGION, n. The principal one of the great faiths of the world.

AUTHENTIC, adj. Indubitably true — in somebody's opinion.