Quotes About Belief

Any man who needs to surround himself with loyal acolytes doesn't really believe in himself," he would say. "And if he doesn't believe in himself, why should I?

Ha creído que, al servicio de Dios, el fin justifica los medios.

Philip believed that caring for people was the service of God. That was what salvation was about.

He did not share his father's belief that the Germans were a superior type of human, but on the other hand he could see that German mastery of Europe would be no bad thing. The French had many brilliant talents—cooking, painting, fashion, wine—but they were not good at government. French officials saw themselves as some kind of aristocracy, and thought it was perfectly all right to

No se puede encarcelar a la oposición y seguir fingiendo que crees en la libertad.

The greater their ignorance, the stronger their opinions. Georgetown

No matter how long she argued, people would believe the priests, not

The simple idea that people should be allowed to worship as they wished caused more suffering than the ten plagues of Egypt.

Any man who needs to surround himself with loyal acolytes doesn't really believe in

A man thought he could fly, so he jumped off the top of a ten-story building, and as he fell past the fifth floor, flapping his arms uselessly in the air, he was heard to say: 'So far, so good.

hombre que se jacta de conocer la voluntad de Dios y está dispuesto a cumplirla a toda costa es el hombre más peligroso del mundo».

Philip had always believed that hard work should be rewarded by good food.

But Wilson was an idealist who believed that the force of righteousness would overcome all obstacles. He underestimated the need to flatter, cajole, and seduce.

Jesus is always with you, even down the pit." At the time he had thought she was just telling him to behave well. But she had been wiser than that. Of course Jesus was with him. Jesus was everywhere. The darkness did not matter, nor the passage of time.

There's no rule that says public opinion has to be consistent.

Maud had feared this. Fitz was no compromiser. He believed that Britain should issue orders and the world should obey. The idea that the government might have to negotiate with others as equals was abhorrent to him. And there were distressingly many who agreed.

Yo creo en Dios, pero no creo que a Él le importe que la gente sea protestante, católica, musulmana o budista.

El anarquismo es la creencia de que nadie está legitimado para gobernar. Todas las filosofías políticas, desde el derecho divino de los reyes hasta el contrato social de Rousseau, intentan justificar la autoridad. Los anarquistas creen que todas esas teorías fallan, y que por tanto ninguna forma de autoridad es legítima.

Fitz was suspicious of peace plans. His main concern was that Britain should maintain its position as the most powerful nation in the world. He was afraid the Liberal government might let that position slip, out of some foolish belief that all nations were equally sovereign. Sir

Ethel had not gone to chapel—there was too much to do in the house. "What did you pray about?" "I asked the Lord to help us understand why He allowed the explosion down the pit." Billy cast a nervous glance at Da, who was not smiling. Da said severely: "Billy might have done better to ask God to strengthen his faith, so that he can believe without understanding.

She had believed that love was something she could bestow upon whomever she liked, and that her main responsibility was to choose cleverly. Now she knew that was all wrong. Cleverness had nothing to do with it, and she had no choice. Love was an earthquake.

Solo te pido una cosa —insistió—, no puedes perder la esperanza.

Carla no creía en Dios —ninguna entidad sagrada digna de tal nombre habría permitido que llegaran a existir los campos de exterminio nazis—

Sueño que un día esta nación se alzará y vivirá de acuerdo con el verdadero sentido de su credo: «Sostenemos como certeza manifiesta que todos los hombres fueron creados por igual».