Quotes on Faith

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

There is no such thing as a faithless person; we either have faith in the power of love, or faith in the power of fear. For faith is an aspect of consciousness. Have faith in love, and fear will lose its power over you. Have faith in forgiveness, and your self-hatred will fall away. Have faith in miracles, and they will come to you.

So long as you have faith in your Guru, nothing will be able to obstruct your way.

Nobody really needs a painting. It's something you kind of create value for in a way that you don't with a company. It's an act of collective faith what an object is worth. Maintaining that value system is part of what a dealer does, not just making a transaction but making sure that important art feels important.

"How can you see Christ in people?" And we only say: It is an act of faith, constantly repeated. It is an act of love, resulting from an act of faith. It is an act of hope, that we can awaken these same acts in their hearts, too, with the help of God.

Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.

The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

I'm really intrigued by those eternal questions of creation and belief and faith. I don't care who you are, it's what we all think about. It's in the back of all our minds.

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

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.

Faith is a fine invention When gentlemen can see, But microscopes are prudent In an emergency.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

It is done. Once again the Fire has penetrated the earth, not with the sudden crash of thunderbolt, riving the mountain tops: does the Master break down doors to enter His own home? Without earthquake, or thunderclap: the flame has lit up the whole world from within.

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.

Without our faith, we wouldn't have been able to succeed. On many occasions, before we'd go out on a sit-in, before we went on the freedom ride, before we marched from Selma to Montgomery, we would sing a song or say a prayer. Without our faith, without the spirit and spiritual bearings and underpinning, we would not have been so successful.

Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.

The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.