Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. Leonard Cohen acutecompassiondefame share on social
The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false. Thomas Aquinas catholicdogmafaith Change image and share on social
We will not attain a state of perfection in this life, but we can and should press forward with faith in Christ along the strait and narrow path and make steady progress toward our eternal destiny. David A. Bednar attainchristdestiny Change image and share on social
I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul. Vladimir Putin displayexternalfaith Change image and share on social
The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God. Charles Hodge confidencefaithgod Change image and share on social
And as the Divine that goes forth from the Lord is the good of love and the truth of faith, the angels are angels and are heaven in the measure in which they receive good and truth from the Lord. Emanuel Swedenborg angeldivinefaith Change image and share on social
To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. Hermann Hesse chaosfaithhistory Change image and share on social
An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will, of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason. Jon Meacham basecertitudeentail share on social
It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test. Joel Osteen difficultendurefaith Change image and share on social
Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job that's paying you a fortune but it's not what's in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have. John Tesh bigfaithfear share on social
