Quotes About Conviction

venceréis pero no convenceréis

Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. -Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher and writer (1864-1936)

Los hombres de palabra primero dicen una cosa y después la piensan, y por último la hacen, resulte bien o mal luego de pensada; los hombres de palabra no se rectifican ni se vuelven atrás de lo que una vez han dicho.

Whenever we hear an opinion and believe it, we make an agreement, and it becomes part of our belief system.

vencereís pero no convencereís

it is not your words that persuade me. They are as the tedious buzzing of flies in my ear.

I might believe some powerful truths, but if those beliefs are only in my head and don't impact the way I live, nothing about my life will draw others to faith.

Accordingly, evidence appeared to those who believed.

Saying you believe in something is one thing but living like you believe is often another. If your words and actions disagree, which will more loudly declare your beliefs?

What you believe and what you trust are always revealed in how you live and act.

Give a man a noble cause and he would fight to the death for what he believed in,but get the woman he loves to leave him and his once honourable principles would cease to be quite so important.

Don't let the culture influence your message, let your message influence the culture.

Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that's a real success story for us.

With trust, everything is possible.

you have to have faith, Dad, that's what we Mayo people do, we journey in hope, true believers

a gradual leaking away of all conviction

I did not say it was true, only that I believe it.

I was warned when entering seminary that if I was not careful, a dangerous habit could form: I could learn to read the Bible and do nothing in response. I still remember our seminary president warning us that to study to the neglect of action becomes easier and easier with each occurrence. We should be terrified if we have mastered the art of becoming convicted and doing nothing in response.

A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts from his deepest convictions. Then, whatever the situation he may be in, he always knows what he must say and do. He may fall, but he cannot bring shame upon himself or his causes.

Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.

But in general, he avoided discussions about religion. There was no way to win them anyway, he thought, why bother. Whichever side you fell on, you had to conclude with the statement « I believe... » rather than « I know. ».

He had become almost inured to death; his frailty had reinforced his conviction that he must do something of consequence while he had the time.

owner believed

Make your stand today. On this spot. On this day.