What have I always believed?
That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right.
Tags: honesty morality belief religion decency
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Madeleine L'EngleTo think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on opinion, is to forget that opinion is itself one of the greatest active social forces. One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.
John Stuart MillTags: power society belief democracy opinion government influence constitution
I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!
J.M. BarrieTags: belief
There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group.
Erich FrommTags: belief evil religion psychoanalysis
The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.
Marcus GarveyTags: activism belief integrity social-justice
What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.
Arthur Conan DoyleTags: sherlock-holmes belief accomplishment rewriting-history
And one more thing: you still believe that man can be good. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't have invented all this nonsense to convince yourself otherwise.
Paulo CoelhoBelieving takes practice.
Madeleine L'EngleTags: belief
I tell you, lad, that men will believe is one says, "The Gods say..." They will believe if one says, "I had a Vision..." They will believe if one says, "It was told me on a tablet of hidden gold..." But, if one says, "History teaches," then they will not believe.
Sheri S. TepperTags: truth history belief religion lessons prophecies
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