Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them.
Must faith be exactly that, the willingness and ability to believe in the face of a lack of evidence? If one could find the evidence, would then the faith be dead?
I have great faith in the future of books - no matter what form they may take - and of science fiction.
That is the definition of faith - acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.
My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters.
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.
The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith.
Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.
Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it.
A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.
To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.
Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.
If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.
The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.
Faith is not contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler's bet.
I'm an enormous fan of people who have had a lot of faith in themselves, and been on a tremendous journey.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.
