Faith Quotes

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Rome should sometimes intervene and say this or that is not in conformity with the Catholic faith. Theologians should understand that. Some theologians go too far, for example, reducing the Catholic faith to a universal philosophy.

Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.

In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord I could not call on him to come.

The enemies of the Christian religion and the Law of God confuse law with faith.

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it.

If faith is your motivation, share that.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

It helps, I think, to consider ourselves on a very long journey: the main thing is to keep to the faith, to endure, to help each other when we stumble or tire, to weep and press on.

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

I must have had faith that day. When I went out, I was Henry Fonda again. An unemployed actor but a man.

All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.

No one else in our family was a professional musician so this took an enormous leap of faith on their part.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.

People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives.

I have a great faith in God and Jesus.

If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.

I had great faith in Irish actors, that they'd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no illusions of coming over here as some kind of big shot. It's been a learning experience for me too.

To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.

Faith is reason grown courageous.

The investigator should have a robust faith - and yet not believe.