Quotes About Belief

If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these preachers of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.

In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.

Wearing his eyes in his heart, the optimist falls over his own feet, and calls it Progress.

Optimism... The instinct to lie.

At 50 a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass.

When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."

Spring is on the way; summer is on the way; storms are on the way; wars are on the way; sorrow and happiness are on the way; they are all on the way, they are coming! Everything is on the way! Life is a highway; while we are moving on the way, all else is coming towards us! Devil is on the way; angel is on the way! Stay firm on the way!

Democrats think the glass is half full; Republicans think the glass is theirs.

There is a lot of people who got Confidence, but they are careful who they have it in. We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.

God always answers our prayers, but sometimes the answer is no.

Pray so hard that your words glow in the dark.

Prayer is a triumph, in whatever form.

The candle of prayer answers the darkness.

Religion & Philosophy. — Religion is a man using a divining rod. Philosophy is a man using a pick and shovel.

Medical History & Future. — A Short History of Medicine: 2000 B.C. – "Here, eat this root." 1000 B.C. – "That root is heathen, say this prayer." 1850 A.D. – "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion." 1940 A.D. – "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill." 1985 A.D. – "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic." 2000 A.D. – "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root."

Fortune Cookies. — Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies.

The shamans are forever yacking about their snake-oil "miracles." I prefer the Real McCoy — a pregnant Woman.

A promise is a comfort for a fool.

The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at.

Let the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be cured by a daily application of old Greek myths to their private parts.

...if thou hast that in thee indeed, which I have greater reason to believe now than ever, I mean purpose, courage and valour, this night show it...

I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore. After all, what is reality anyway? Nothin' but a collective hunch.

Theories are great, they sound great, but the minute you are asked to prove one in actual life, why the thing blows up.

I considered atheism, but there weren't enough holidays.