Belief Quotes - Page 16

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave of its victory. For without that you cannot be born again.

Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior.

Far better than a precise plan is a clear sense of direction and compelling beliefs. And that lies within you. The question is, how do you evoke it?

We are far too willing to reject the belief that much of what we see in life is random.

How can anyone see straight when he does not see himself and the darkness he unconsciously carries with him into all his dealings?

You can only see what you believe—nothing else is possible.

I went deep inside myself. I had time to explore my beliefs and because of that I'm stronger. Bob Marley (March 1981)

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.

Nihilism is.not only the belief that everything deserves to perish; but one actually puts one shoulder to the plough; one destroys.

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.

A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic dead or alive - Hajime Saito

Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs.

There is a significant difference between having no belief in a God and believing there is no God.

The highest court is in the end one's own conscience and conviction-that goes for you and for Einstein and every other physicist-and before any science there is first of all belief. For me, it is belief in a complete lawfulness in everything that happens.

Sickness is a belief, which must be annihilated by the divine Mind.

I never could understand the popular belief that because a man makes a lot of money he has a lot of brains. Some very rich men who made their fortunes have been among the stupidest men I have ever met.

Never believe a rumour until you hear it officially denied.

Confidence is a belief in myself and my ability. I built my confidence through hard training. I believed there was no one out there working any harder than me.

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

You cannot will yourself to be happy while believing that you have no right to happiness, or that you are unworthy of it. You cannot tell yourself to release aggressive thoughts if you think it is wrong to free them, so you must come to grips with your beliefs in all instances.

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.

It is not the young man who should be considered fortunate but the old man who has lived well, because the young man in his prime wanders much by chance, vacillating in his beliefs, while the old man has docked in the harbor, having safeguarded his true happiness.

I believe in nothing that I cannot touch, kiss, embrace.... The rest is only hearsay.