Quotes About Conviction

Where would the world be if we took every man to book? There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best- in a way that cost them nothing.

Wars are all fought by men who either believe they are right or who have no other choice. How they fight defines who they are when the blood stops flowing.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

If you have it and you know you have it, then you have it. If you have it and don't know you have it, you don't have it. If you don't have it but you think you have it, then you have it.

It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Be sure you are right, then go ahead.

It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it.

Marinate in your own being, grow in your wisdom, mature in understanding, be firm in your conviction, be strong in your Self.

Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.

Leave greatness to others. Become so small that no one can see you. This conviction results from growing devotion to the supreme reality.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

Far better than a precise plan is a clear sense of direction and compelling beliefs. And that lies within you. The question is, how do you evoke it?

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.

It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.

A word in earnest is as good as a speech.

I have a conviction that it's only when you are put at full stretch that you can realise your full potential.

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

The hardest thing over the years has been having the courage to go against the dominant wisdom of the time, to have a view that is at variance with the present consensus and bet that view.