Faith Quotes

Belief in something greater, whether divine, human, or simply possible.

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"The contemplation of mathematical truth elevates the human soul."
Hilbert, David
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"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the world."
Hilbert, David
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"God does not play dice with the universe."
Einstein, Albert
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"God is subtle but he is not malicious."
Einstein, Albert
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"The laws of physics are the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpiece."
Einstein, Albert
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"Understanding the mechanism of nature is the sole basis for belief in the existence of God."
Einstein, Albert
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"Faith in the power of reason is the foundation of scientific progress."
Weyl, Hermann
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"Faith in reason is justified by the continued success of scientific method."
Weyl, Hermann
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"The laws of physics are the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpiece."
Wigner, Eugene
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"Mathematics is the language with which God wrote the universe."
Wigner, Eugene
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"The laws of nature are written in a language so beautiful that it can only be the work of profound intelligence."
Wigner, Eugene
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"I have repeatedly said that in my view the answer to this question is religion. You will understand that science by itself does not give people anything to believe in."
Heisenberg, Werner
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"Science and religion are not antagonistic; they address different domains."
Bohr, Niels
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"The fact that religions have changed, divided, and flourished, proving themselves incompatible with one another, should warn us against taking any of them literally."
Weyl, Hermann
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"I believe that in the end, the pursuit of truth will lead us to a deeper faith, not a weaker one."
Weyl, Hermann
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"Every construction is an act of faith in the power of human reason."
Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan
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"One must have faith in the ultimate rationality of all things, including human nature."
Hilbert, David
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"To doubt is not to lack faith; it is to exercise faith in reason."
Hilbert, David
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"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Einstein, Albert
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"I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern."
Einstein, Albert
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"Religion is what the individual does with his own solitariness."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"The only justification for religions is that they preserve the delivery of the spirit."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"Religion is the longing of the soul for the god-principle in nature."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"The danger of theistic dogmatism lies in its claim to finality."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"Mathematics is humanity's greatest conversation with the divine."
Weyl, Hermann
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"Mathematics is the only language in which God speaks without an accent."
Weyl, Hermann
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"To doubt mathematics is to doubt the only reliable path to truth we possess."
Weyl, Hermann
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"When you get to heaven, God will not ask you what you learned but what you did with what you learned."
Wigner, Eugene
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"The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we may believe that we can only use our mentality in the way which is intended by God."
Wigner, Eugene
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"God is subtle, but He is not malicious."
Wigner, Eugene