Quotes About Faith

She cast her eyes toward the heavens. "Help," she cried. And it began to rain diamonds.

I don't know what to believe, or who to trust.

One: listen to your commander—he is always right. Two: ignore all hunches, unless suggested by your commander, who is always right. Three: if in doubt, call your commander. The one who is always right.

Mulch's beard hairs curled in apprehension. And as his grandmother always said, Trust the hair, Mulch, trust the hair.

Killing the devil cannot be a sin.

Saints are not allowed to lie, not even to demons.

A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope

Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.

Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to.

There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all to God.

Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.

What are we to do, then? To make the best of what lies within our power, and deal with everything else as it comes. 'How does it come, then?' As God wills.

He who exercises wisdom, exercises the knowledge which is about God.

Después de deliberar y determinar que una línea de acción es acertada, jamás pongas en duda tu juicio. Apoya tu decisión.

The divine order does not design people or circumstance according to our tastes

If it pleases the gods, so be it.

Bring on whatever difficulties you like, Zeus; I have resources and a constitution that you gave me by means of which I can do myself credit whatever happens.

not even God has the power of coercion over us'.

If you resist it a whole month, offer God a sacrifice, because the vice begins to weaken from day one, until it is wiped out altogether.

But it's not right of Zeus to do this.' Why? Because he made you tough and proud, removed the stigma of evil from these circumstances and made it possible for you to be happy despite them? Or because he left the door open when things finally don't agree with you? Friend, take advantage of it, and stop blaming God.

Just begin, believe me, and you will see the truth of what I've been saying.

And then we'll be emulating Socrates,* once we're able to write hymns of praise in prison.

But the wise man knows that all things are in store for him. Whatever happens, he says: I knew it.

Anytus and Meletus can kill me, but they cannot harm me,'50 he says, and: 'If it pleases the gods, so be it.