Quotes About Conviction

A real truth, a real faith, needs neither worldly support nor an outer glamour, nor does it need to be forcefully introduced to others. God has time; for Him thousands of years pass as one. Those who feel the need to spread their faith through violence and force either lack faith in God, or in themselves. September

If you want to be right, I can give you that satisfaction. You're in the right; but I'm going all the same.

He had great faith in his own fortune. When planning anything he always felt in advance firmly convinced of success and fate smiled to him.

But tie yourself up with a woman and, like a chained convict, you lose all freedom! And all you have of hope and strength merely weighs you down and torments you with regret.

Como se através de uma janela aberta num quarto abafado soprasse de repente um ar fresco do campo, assim também soprou, no abatido estado-maior de Kutúzov, a mocidade, a energia e a convicção da vitória que vinham daquela juventude radiosa que chegara a galope.

If no one fought except on his own conviction, there would be no wars,

Toporóff, like all those who are quite destitute of the fundamental religious feeling that recognizes the equality and brotherhood of men, was fully convinced that the common people were creatures entirely different from himself, and that the people needed what he could very well do without, for at the bottom of his heart he believed in nothing, and found such a state very convenient and pleasant.

She was so plain that neither of them could think of her as a rival, so they began dressing her with perfect sincerity, and with the naive and firm conviction women have that dress can make a face pretty.

If no one fought except on his own conviction, there would be no wars," he said. "And that would be splendid," said Pierre. Prince Andrew smiled ironically. "Very likely it would be splendid, but it will never come about. . . ." "Well, why are you going to the war?" asked Pierre. "What for? I don't know. I must. Besides that I am going . . ." He paused. "I am going because the life I am leading here does not suit me!

Freund, mein getreuer Sklave, wie Sie sagen, wenn Sie noch ferner die Notwendigkeit des Krieges leugnen und noch länger die Greuel verteidigen wollen, welche dieser Antichrist begeht, denn es ist der Antichrist selbst, davon bin ich überzeugt. Setzen Sie sich

I developed a pathological pride and the insane conviction that it was my mission to teach people without knowing what I was teaching them.

Any Christian who is not a hero is a pig.

En la vida todo es cuestión de fe y tenacidad

A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.

When people are committed to a belief and a course of action, clear disconfirming evidence may simply result in deepened conviction and increased proselyting. But there does seem to be a point at which the disconfirming evidence has mounted sufficiently to cause the belief to be rejected.

A man with conviction is a hard man to change.

If more and more people can be persuaded that the system of belief is correct, then clearly it must after all be correct.

Your faith was strong, but you needed proof...

If you're not attempting to get someone to see, feel, think, or act in a particular manner, why bother communicating at all?

One of these days some simple soul will pick up the book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed.

One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed. We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a Book to be explained, whereas first and foremost it is a Book to be believed (and after that to be obeyed).

Some Day Someone is going to pick up this book (The Bible) and believe it, and put us all to shame.

We are not Protestants any more—just ''non-Catholics''! Of what and of whom do we protest? Were we half as hot as we think we are, and a tenth as powerful as we say we are, our Christians would be baptized in blood, as well as in water and in fire.

One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed. We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a Book to be explained, whereas first and foremost it is a Book to be believed (and after that to be obeyed). The fact beats ceaselessly into my brain these