Quotes About Belief

Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels instinctively that manners are of more importance than morals, and, in its opinion, the highest respectability is of much less value than the possession of a good chef.

I don't know who God is but if I meet Him anytime soon I'm going to get Him in the corner until He tells me the truth.

That's what I like about God. You get to know Him by His occasional absence.

We're just not convinced that's the right path. It's not a path, it's a fact.

Rami said to the audience that all walls were destined to fall, no matter what. He was not so naive, though, to believe that more would not be built. It was a world of walls. Still, it was his job to insert a crack in the one most visible to him.

There's nothing so absurd that you can't find at least one person to buy it.

There is nothing more real than what cannot be seen and there is nothing more certain than what cannot be heard.

The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct

You are what you think.

Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

?????? 'while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them

IgnoranÈ›a genereaz? mai des încredere în sine decât cunoÈ™tinÈ›ele.

then in a conversational tone said, I slapped my Aunt Martha. When my fiancé died. She told me God needed him in heaven, and I hauled off and slapped her, a sixty year old woman....People say unbelievable things to you. They deserve slapping.

Nimeni nu crede niciodat? ceea ce se întâmpl?, decât dup? ce e prea târziu.

unaffirmed people I have met often have an utter sense of helplessness because they believe there is nothing they themselves can do

It's not regret for staying. It is nostalgia for something that we believe is true in our illusion, something we will never have. And if we touched it, we would soon realize that it was not what we dreamed of.

Orice om are nevoie de convingerea c? este un soare f?r? de care nu exist? nimic. Este important acest lucru în viaÈ›a unui om. Restul nici nu mai conteaz?. F?r? aceast? încredere, omul devine cu adev?rat o fiin?? ce poate fi trecut? cu vederea. ViaÈ›a lui este f?r? nici un folos. Ca un astru mort È™i r?t?citor, pe care nimeni nu-l cunoaÈ™te.

You're safe, Elaine, you're safe,' said Charley-is-my-darling, his sly smile very warm and his smooth voice carrying the ring of sincere conviction. For himself, he did not believe a word of it. He thought they were all in danger, but there was no point in terrifying Elaine... He was frightened himself, but he was afraid of fear.

When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there's no hope. But then, Easter comes.

Where men can't live gods fare no better.

The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.

Men of God and men of war have strange affinities.

I always thought when I got older that God would sort of come into my life in some way. He didn't. I don't blame him. If I was him I'd have the same opinion about me that he does.