Quotes About Conviction

Because the truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened

My visits to Hungary over the past twelve years absolutely fixed my conviction that God's Holy Spirit was releasing a spiritual force in that part of the world that was bound to challenge the atheistic philosophy that had dominated nations in that region for decades.

We are never to do anything of which we are not perfectly clear and certain. If you have a doubt about that particular thing that is bothering you, as to whether it is worldly or not, the best policy is "don't do it.

The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond against a rough background. He should be more wholesome than anyone else. He should be poised, cultured, courteous, gracious, but firm in the things that he does and does not do. He should laugh and be radiant, but he should refuse to allow the world to pull him down to its level.

Because truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.

It is impossible to believe anything into existence. The Gospel did not come into being because men believed it . . .The fact always precedes the faith.

It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.

When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.

I trust my instincts.

Isn't strength the ability to renounce every lie in your heart?

To deny, to believe, and to doubt absolutely -- this is for man what running is for a horse.

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles!

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.

When I tell any Truth it is not for the sake of Convincing those who do not know it but for the sake of defending those who Do.

The partners had recently settled a lawsuit against one such copycat, and the experience had convinced Saginaw that legal protections were a poor substitute for innovation.

Now is a good time to take a moment for positive thoughts about the person who convinced you that you wanted a Mac. That person was right!

I went deep inside myself. I had time to explore my beliefs and because of that I'm stronger. Bob Marley (March 1981)