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
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"I believe no more in the god of the theologians than I do in Venus or Jupiter."
Denis Diderot
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"We swallow greedily any poison that is offered us if it is served on a bed of faith."
Denis Diderot
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"In its essence, every true religion is simply an attitude toward life."
Denis Diderot
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"All of us are born with a capacity for goodness."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"The soul of humanity lies in its capacity for forgiveness."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy."
Voltaire
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"Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense."
Voltaire
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"He who believes absurdities will commit atrocities."
Voltaire
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"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
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"God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere."
Voltaire
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"Faith is belief in the impossible made possible through action."
Albert Camus
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"The greatest act of faith is to continue living despite meaninglessness."
Jean-Paul Sartre
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"If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him."
Montesquieu
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"Faith in humanity must be earned through our actions toward one another."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"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
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"Faith is the bridge between the seen and the unseen."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Faith moves mountains."
Pierre Corneille
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"Faith sustains in dark times."
Pierre Corneille
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"Faith is the pillar of strength."
Jean Racine
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"Faith sustains through darkest nights."
Jean Racine
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"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
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"We live in a world where we confuse ourselves with God and substitute our will for His."
Molière
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"Beware of the words 'thus spake the lord' for they have justified countless atrocities."
Voltaire
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"Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy."
Voltaire
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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."
Voltaire
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"I am not in agreement with any organized church."
Voltaire
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"The majority of God's creatures do not believe in God."
Voltaire
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"The spirit of monotheism is intolerance."
Voltaire
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"Faith is the courage to believe in the unseen."
Stéphane Mallarmé