There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
To me faith means not worrying.
—John Dewey (1859–1952) American Philosopher, Psychologist, Educator
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) American Head of State, Lawyer
Believe in something larger than yourself… Get involved in the big ideas of your time.
—Barbara Bush (1925–2018) American First Lady
Don’t lose faith in humanity: think of all the people in the United States who have never played you a single nasty trick.
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher
Every time a child says, “I don’t believe in fairies,” there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.
—J. M. Barrie (1860–1937) Scottish Novelist, Dramatist
I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (b.1935) Tibetan Buddhist Religious Leader, Civil Rights Leader, Philosopher, Author
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we’ve developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
—Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–90) English Journalist, Author, Media Personality, Satirist
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
—Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) British Sexologist, Physician, Social Reformer
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.
—Samuel Butler
What makes a belief true or false I call a fact. The particular fact that makes a given belief true or false I call its objective, and the relation of the belief to its objective I call the reference or the objective reference of the belief. Thus, if I believe that Columbus crossed the Atlantic in 1492, the objective of my belief is Columbus’s actual voyage, and the reference of my belief is the relation between my belief and the voyage—that relation, namely, in virtue of which the voyage makes my belief true (or, in another case, false). Reference of beliefs differs from meaning of words in various ways, but especially in the fact that it is of two kinds, true reference and false reference. The truth or falsehood of a belief does not depend upon anything intrinsic to the belief, but upon the nature of its relation to its objective. The intrinsic nature of belief can be treated without reference to what makes it true or false.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
—Alexander Hamilton (c.1757–1804) American Federalist Politician, Statesman
Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her?
—Bernard Berenson (1865–1959) Russian-born American Art Historian
O thou of little faith, wherefore dids’t thou doubt?
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics to the tongue.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.
—Tony Robbins (b.1960) American Self-Help Author, Entrepreneur
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.
—Michelangelo (1475–1564) Italian Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet, Engineer
Religious faith, indeed, relates to that which is above us, but it must arise from that which is within us.
—Josiah Royce (1855–1916) American Idealist Philosopher
And above all things, never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
—Anthony Trollope (1815–82) English Novelist
The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.
—Arnold Palmer (b.1929) American Sportsperson
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
Drugs are not always necessary, but belief in recovery always is.
—Norman Cousins (1915–90) American Journalist, Author, Academic, Activist
Don’t say, “If I could, I would”. Say, “If I can, I will”.
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
—Ezra Pound (1885-1972) American Poet, Translator, Critic
A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.
—Franz Kafka (1883–1924) Austrian Novelist, Short Story Writer
Faith implies the disbelief of a lesser fact in favor of a greater.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
Believe
Believe in yourself, what you think, what you feel.
Believe in the truth, in the good, the ideal.
Believe that your dreams can someday become real…
Forever and always, believe.
Believe in yourself and what you can do.
Believe in the goals that you strive to pursue.
Believe in the friends who believe in you too…
Forever and always, believe.
—Jessica Lucas (b.1985) Canadian Actress, Singer
The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against unbelief.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy—the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
—Eric Hoffer (1902–83) American Philosopher, Author
Faith is believing where we cannot prove.
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92) British Poet
We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible. You cannot educate a man wholly out of the superstitious fears which were early implanted in his imagination; no matter how utterly his reason may reject them, he will still feel as the famous woman did about ghosts, “Je n’y crois pas, mais je les crains,”—“I don’t believe in them, but I am afraid of them, nevertheless”.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
You believe easily what you hope for earnestly.
—Terence (c.195–159 BCE) Roman Comic Dramatist
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
—Walter Bagehot (1826–77) English Economist, Journalist
I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Oh how sweet it is to hear one’s own convictions from another’s lips.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action .. . Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.
—Alexis Carrel (1873–1944) American Surgeon, Biologist
In the world’s audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Bengali Poet, Polymath
I believe because it is impossible.
—Terence (c.195–159 BCE) Roman Comic Dramatist
You must understand that seeing is believing, but also know that believing is seeing.
—Denis Waitley (b.1933) American Motivational Speaker, Author
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Seeing is not always believing.
—Anonymous
Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.
—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) Austrian Psychiatrist, Psychoanalytic
Everything is possible for him who believes.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
The word “belief” is a difficult thing for me. I don’t believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it—I don’t need to believe it.
—Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) Swiss Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Philosopher
At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.
—Unknown
I believe in using words, not fists… I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.
—Susan Sarandon (b.1946) American Actress, Activist