Faith Quotes
Belief in something greater, whether divine, human, or simply possible.
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"Faith in something greater gives meaning to finite human existence."Jean-Paul Sartre
"I believe no more in the god of the theologians than I do in Venus or Jupiter."Denis Diderot
"We swallow greedily any poison that is offered us if it is served on a bed of faith."Denis Diderot
"In its essence, every true religion is simply an attitude toward life."Denis Diderot
"All of us are born with a capacity for goodness."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The soul of humanity lies in its capacity for forgiveness."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy."Voltaire
"Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense."Voltaire
"He who believes absurdities will commit atrocities."Voltaire
"The true principle of theology is this: the God whom we adore is unique, universal, eternal, infinite, almighty, perfectly wise, perfectly good, all-knowing, all-present."Voltaire
"God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere."Voltaire
"Faith is belief in the impossible made possible through action."Albert Camus
"The greatest act of faith is to continue living despite meaninglessness."Jean-Paul Sartre
"If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him."Montesquieu
"Faith in humanity must be earned through our actions toward one another."Simone de Beauvoir
"Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will make it right."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Faith is the bridge between the seen and the unseen."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Faith moves mountains."Pierre Corneille
"Faith sustains in dark times."Pierre Corneille
"Faith is the pillar of strength."Jean Racine
"Faith sustains through darkest nights."Jean Racine
"If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every word spoken carried weight, if every Christian were the example Christ set, the conversion of the world would not long remain a question to be debated."Molière
"We live in a world where we confuse ourselves with God and substitute our will for His."Molière
"Beware of the words 'thus spake the lord' for they have justified countless atrocities."Voltaire
"Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy."Voltaire
"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."Voltaire
"I am not in agreement with any organized church."Voltaire
"The majority of God's creatures do not believe in God."Voltaire
"The spirit of monotheism is intolerance."Voltaire
"Faith is the courage to believe in the unseen."Stéphane Mallarmé