Motivational Quotes

Faith

My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.

- Messiaen, Olivier

Best Quotes about Faith

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

Newman, Cardinal J.

Have faith in your dreams and someday Your rainbow will come smiling through No matter how your heart is grieving If you keep on believing the dream that you wish will come true

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.

James, William

No Christian has ever been known to recant on his death bed.

Ward, C. M.

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.

Kierkegaard, S°ren

Some people say Liz and I are whores, but we are saints. We do not hide our loves hypocritically, and when in love, we are loyal and faithful to our men. [On the subject of her multiple marriages]

Gardner, Ava

Faith is a higher faculty than reason.

Bailey, Henry Christopher

All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Clarke, James Freeman

Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them.

Pascal, Blaise

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He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

William Shakespeare

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Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.

Stott, John R.

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It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of faith. Most of them have much more faith than they themselves realize.

Barton, Bruce

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Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.

Miller, Henry

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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.

Trueblood, Elton

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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. [Hebrews 11:6]

Bible

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Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling and spending their lives like servants.

Thoreau, Henry David

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A faith that hasn't been tested can't be trusted.

Rogers, Adrian

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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Wooden, John

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Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.

Lubbock, Sir John

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Faith is the refusal to panic.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn

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God, I donÆt have great faith, but I can be faithful. My belief in you may be seasonal, but my faithfulness will not. I will follow in the way of Christ. I will act as though my life and the lives of others matter. I will love. I have no greater gift to offer than my life. Take it.

Real Live Preacher

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As the essence of courage is to stake one's life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists.

Salter, William

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I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal...

Bronte, Emily

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Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.

Augustine, St.

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The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without God. It has powerful lines and uncompromising ways. Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal. There is a stark beauty to all of this.

Real Live Preacher

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The errors of faith are better than the best thoughts of unbelief.

Russell, Thomas

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It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that binds the world to his throne.

Evarts, William M.

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Faith is not without worry or care, but faith is fear that has said a prayer.

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Faith is not contrary to reason

Eddy, Sherwood

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Faith lives in honest doubt.

Tennyson, Lord Alfred

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We seldom lose our faith by a blow out, usually is just a slow leak.

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It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be.

Bardot, Brigitte

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It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

James, William

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Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.

Chambers, Oswald

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Faith is that quality that enables us to believe what we know to be untrue.

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Faith is: dead to doubts, dumb to discouragements, blind to impossibilities.

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I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.

Bernard, St.

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Faith does not deny the evil, but it sees around it.

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It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.

Thackeray, William M.

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Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Loren, Sophia

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Weave in faith and God will find the thread.

Proverb

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Non-violence is the article of faith.

Gandhi, Mahatma

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The amplest knowledge has the largest faith. Ignorance is always incredulous.

Willmott, Robert Eldridge

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It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe --you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep.