Quotes On Belief
‘Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.’
Andre Gide
‘There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.’
Alfred Korzybski
‘Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the whells of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.’
Buddha
‘What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires – desires which he himself in often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinise it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.’
Bertrand Russell
‘Habits of thought persist through the centuries; and while a healthy brain may reject the doctrine it no longer believes, it will continue to feel the same sentiments formerly associated with that doctrine.’
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
‘Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.’
Demosthenes
‘I’m a big believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.’
‘The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.’
D.H. Lawrence
‘To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.’
Anatole France
‘Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.’
Edith Hamilton
Related posts:
- Quotes On Wisdom
- Quotes on Success
- Quotes On Courage
- About The Christmas Card
- Quotes On Positive Thinking
Have your say...
Add a comment
Sign Up to Yellow Magpie
