Quotes about faith

A collection of quotes on the topic of faith.

„For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.“

— Charles Bukowski American writer 1920 - 1994

Love, Death, God, War

„Only faith can keep what hope promises.“

— Adrienne von Speyr Swiss doctor and mystic 1902 - 1967
p. 17

Hope

„Islam does not mean mere faith, but faith plus deeds“

— Ali cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 599 - 661
Context: I define Islam for you in a way that nobody dared do it before me. Islam means obedience to Allah, obedience to Allah means having sincere faith in Him, such a faith means to believe in His Power, belief in His Power means recognizing and accepting His Majesty, acceptance of His Majesty means fulfilling the obligations laid down by Him and fulfillment of obligations means actions (Therefore, Islam does not mean mere faith, but faith plus deeds).

„I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor?“

— John Bunyan, The Pilgrims Progress

„Our faith should be expressed in working toward a better planet for our children and not the selfish, juvenile hope for a better afterlife for ourselves. I don't think anyone is going to Hell, because it only exists in the minds of people who wish ill will on others.“

— Greg Graffin American musician 1964

Children, People, Hope, Hell

„What I need is to believe in myself again— for my faith has been greatly undermined; it seems to me my role is over.“

— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian composer 1840 - 1893
Letter to a nephew (9 February 1893) Just prior to composing his "Pathetique" Symphony (No. 6)

„I have one life and one chance to make it count for something... My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.“

— Jimmy Carter American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981) 1924

Life, Chance

„Whoever you are, no matter what social position you have, rich or poor, always show great strength and determination, and always do everything with much love and deep faith in God. One day you will reach your goal.“

— Ayrton Senna Brazilian racing driver 1960 - 1994
Interview, 1991 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuJL8fKtTj8‎

Love, God

„Give me the love that leads the way,
The faith that nothing can dismay,
The hope no disappointments tire,
The passion that will burn like fire;
Let me not sink to be a clod:
Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God“

— Amy Carmichael Missionary in India 1867 - 1951
From The Collected Poems of Amy Carmichael, CLC, Fort Washington, USA 1999, .

Love, God, Hope, Disappointment

„Live as if you have faith,” she said, “and faith shall be
given to you.“

— Paullina Simons, Tatiana and Alexander

„A faithful friend is a strong defense;
And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.“

— Louisa May Alcott American novelist 1832 - 1888

Strong

„We can only learn and advance with contradictions.
The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.“

— Shams-i Tabrizi 1185-1248, spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi. 1185 - 1248

Learning

„I do nobody harm, I say none harm, I think none harm, but wish everybody good. And if this be not enough to keep a man alive, in good faith, I long not to live.“

— Thomas More English Renaissance humanist 1478 - 1535
Thomas More's Account, in a letter to his daughter Margaret Roper, of his Second Interrogation

Thinking

„Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at all -- too many of you hate as easily as you draw breath. - Magneto“

— Stan Lee American comic book writer 1922

Hate, Color, Drawing

„Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out salvation … Let us not deceive ourselves: we must elect world peace or world destruction.“

— Bernard Baruch American businessman 1870 - 1965
Address to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (14 June 1946)

Age, World, Peace, Hope

„The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.“

— George Müller German-English clergyman 1805 - 1898
Muller is often attributed with a version of this saying, and the quote (with attribution to Muller) appears as early as 1897 in The Churchman https://books.google.com/books?id=cpdOAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA25-PA45&lpg=RA25-PA45&dq=The+beginning+of+anxiety+is+the+end+of+faith,+and+the+beginning+of+true+faith+is+the+end+of+anxiety+%2B+the+churchman&source=bl&ots=3x_wtX82mF&sig=gGHZUKxXWa5BfvRfzeY_F8zA9dM&hl=;however,no source written by Muller can be found to confirm him as having said this.