Quotes About Faith

Summer might come after. It does come. But it comes only to the patient ones, who are there as if eternity lay in front of them.

To be an artist means: not to reckon and count; to ripen like the tree which does not force its sap and stands confident in the storms of Spring without fear lest no Summer might come after. It does come. But it comes only to the patient ones, who are there as if eternity lay in front of them, so unconcernedly still and far. I am learning it daily, learning it through pains to which I am grateful: patience is all!

Aber glauben Sie an eine Liebe, die für Sie aufbewahrt wird wie eine Erbschaft, und vertrauen Sie, dass in dieser Liebe eine Kraft ist und ein Segen, aus dem Sie nicht herausgehen müssen, um ganz weit zu gehen!

One must never despair upon losing something, whether it's an individual or an experience of joy or happiness; everything returns even more magnificently. (Letters on Life)

Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.

I firmly believe that if science proves scriptures wrong, then the scriptures should be changed. The Buddha himself says that understanding must come through investigation logic and reasoning. Not just faith.

It was unbelievable, but perhaps only the unbelievable could be believed. Perhaps the truth was always a lie.

Nothing, storm or flood, must get in the way of our need for light and ever more and brighter light. The truth is the light and light is the truth.

For now I had begun to believe, despite all the talk of science around me, that there was a magic in spoken words.

It was unbelievable, but perhaps only the unbelievable could be believed. Perhaps the truth was always a lie. Perhaps

The work of art is, after all, an act of faith in our ability to communicate symbolically.

Well, few men love the truth or even regard facts so dearly as to let either one upset their picture of the world. Poor Galileo, poor John Jasper; they persecuted one and laughed at the other, but both were witnesses for the truth they professed.

Even the church has to have its outhouse, just as it has to have a front door as well as a back door, a basement as well as a steeple. Because man is always going to be man....

Would you like to resurrect God to take responsibility?" He shook his head. "No, Brother, we have to make such decisions ourselves.

For man without myth is Othello with Desdemona gone: chaos descends, faith vanishes and superstitions prowl in the mind.

people face Death and even go a piece with him and then wrestle with him and get away, thank the Lord, and return. Yes, but how many have I seen pass on and

The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us.

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.

The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.