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Theodoros KolokotronisWhen we revolted, we said first for our Christian Faith and then for the Nation.

—  Theodoros Kolokotronis, 1770-1843, Hero of the Greek Revolution

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Saint Thomas AquinasFor those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.

—  Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Italian Dominican friar & philosopher

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Ralph Waldo EmersonSorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Søren KierkegaardFaith is the highest passion in a man.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Jean DutourdEverything is proof to the faithful. Everything is proof to the atheists.

—  Jean Dutourd, 1920-2011, French writer

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Blaise PascalIn faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Friedrich NietzscheFaith: not wanting to know what the truth is.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Erica JongFaith is the Knowledge of the Heart, Logic the Knowledge of the Mind.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

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Blaise PascalIf you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Eric HofferAbsolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Joseph CampbellI don’t have to have faith, I have experience.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

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Anton ChekhovWhen one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean—that is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glasses—that is science.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Blaise PascalFaith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Martin Luther KingFaith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Anton ChekhovFaith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Alfred TennysonThere lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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Marie von Ebner-EschenbachDoubts can make you a philosopher, but only faith can make you an apostle.

—  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims

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Sri AurobindoFaith is the soul’s witness to something not yet manifested, achieved or realised, but which yet the Knower within us, even in the absence of all indications, feels to be true or supremely worth following or achieving.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

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Søren KierkegaardAnd this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Ambrose BierceInfidel, n. In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Christopher HitchensFaith is the surrender of the mind; it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals.

—  Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011, British-American journalist & writer

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Jules RenardFaith in work is probably another useless faith.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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André GideBe faithful to that which exists within yourself.

—  André Gide, 1869-1951, French writer, Nobel 1947

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergFirst we have to believe, and then we believe.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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OvidIt is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

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Immanuel KantI had to deny knowledge in order to make room for faith.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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H.L. MenckenFaith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Ambrose BierceFaith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Lord ByronI have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

—  Lord Byron, 1788-1824, British poet

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Saint AugustineDo not seek to understand in order to believe, but believe in order to understand.

—  Saint Augustine, 354-430, Christian theologian & philosopher

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Aleister CrowleyI slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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Thomas CarlyleJust in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Bertrand RussellFaith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

BouddhaThe greatest gift is health. The greatest wealth is satisfaction. And the best relationship is faith.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

Honoré de BalzacWe should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Aldοus HuxleyThe deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Graham GreeneIf you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask?

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

William Hazlitt If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Hermann HesseFaith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Alexandre Dumas– I don't believe in God.
– That doesn't matter, He believes in you.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Arthur KoestlerFaith is a wondrous thing; it is not only capable of moving mountains, but also of making you believe that a herring is a race horse.

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

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

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Maurice ChapelanFaith is not proven, it is experienced. Believers do not need proofs, but trials.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

Gabriel Garcia MarquezWhat is essential, therefore, is not that you no longer believe, but that God continues to believe in you.

—  Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014, Colombian writer

James BarrieAll the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

Søren KierkegaardIt is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Søren KierkegaardFor without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

StendhalFaith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness which is called life.

—  Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaFaith is not knowledge of an object but communion with it.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaIn the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish. The fool is cured by “reason,” “progress,” alcohol, work.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Latin Quotes

TertullianI believe because it is absurd.

Credo quia absurdum.

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

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What always, what everywhere, what by everybody.

Quod semper, quod ubique, quo ab omnibus.

—  Saint Vincent of Lerins, 5th century Gallic monk

     (determining what Catholics must believe to fight heresy)

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Funny Quotes

Lenny BruceFaith is to the human what sand is to the ostrich.

—  Lenny Bruce, 1925-1966, American comedian

Movie Quotes

Peter PanAll it takes is faith and trust.

—  from the film Peter Pan

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The Bucket List (2007)-I envy people who have faith, I just can't get my head around it.
- Maybe because your head's in the way.

—  from the film The Bucket List (2007)

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