Quotes about faith
146 quotes from 98 people
Belief is nearly the whole of the Universe, whether based on truth or not.
Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Bluebeard (1987), p. 144
Simone Weil1909–1943“Faiths of Meditation; Contemplation of the divine” as translated in The Simone Weil Reader (1957) edited by George A. Panichas, p. 417- Simone Weil1909–1943Last Notebook (1942) p. 137
John Greenleaf Whittier1807–1892Ichabod, reported in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)As for believing things, I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.
William the Silent1533–1584Letter to his brother, Louis of Nassau, as quoted in William the Silent (1897) by Frederic Harrison, p. 93At the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded.
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951On Certainty (1969), 253- Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Notebooks 1914-1916, entry for 8 July 1916
An exaggerated and solemn respect always indicates a loss of faith.
Gene Wolfe1931–2019“Seven American Nights”, Orbit 20 (1978), ed. Damon KnightOne can only believe entirely, perhaps, in what one cannot see.
Virginia Woolf1882–1941Orlando: A Biography (1928), Ch. 4
