Faith Quotes

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

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"Religion expresses the deepest longings of the human soul."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"The voice of conscience speaks through the traditions we inherit."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Religion is the dream of the human mind."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Man first unconsciously and involuntarily creates religion, and then, after he has created it, makes it the basis of his conscious activity and of his moral and intellectual life."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Religion is neither more nor less than a human creation."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"The essence of Christianity is the essence of human feeling."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Religion alienates man from himself."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Religion must evolve with human understanding."
Comte, Auguste
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"Faith without reason is blind; reason without faith is cold."
Comte, Auguste
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"There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self."
James, William
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"If this life be not a real fight, in which something is eternally at stake, I do not see why we ought to outwit or even behave as we do."
James, William
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"The existence of evil is not incompatible with the goodness of God."
James, William
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"Spiritual work is the most important work to be done."
James, William
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"Belief creates the actual fact."
James, William
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"In every genuine belief, there is an element of venture, an element of uncertainty."
Dewey, John
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"Conscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a desire as wrong."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Whoever lives without creed is necessarily governed by his nature."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Religion is the dream of the human mind."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"The highest praise of God is the denial of God."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Piety is the highest form of human consciousness."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"The divine is found in the human realm, not beyond it."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"As to religion, I hold it to be the impudence of finite creatures to make affirmations about infinite subjects."
Bentham, Jeremy
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"Religion is a poison more dangerous than any other, even when it is true."
Bentham, Jeremy
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"The question whether the Bible contains the word of God is of the utmost importance."
Bentham, Jeremy
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"Religion is the opium of the people."
Marx, Karl
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"Religion must evolve or perish in the face of scientific knowledge."
Comte, Auguste
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"Faith in humanity's capacity for improvement must rest on evidence."
Comte, Auguste
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"One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests."
Mill, John Stuart
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"Religion is the dream of the human mind, but it is a dream we must awaken from."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."
James, William