Among us, on the other hand, 'the righteous man lives by faith.' Now, if you take away positive affirmation, you take away faith, for without positive affirmation nothing is believed. And there are truths about things unseen, and unless they are believed, we cannot attain to the happy life, which is nothing less than life eternal. It is a question whether we ought to argue with those who profess themselves ignorant not only about the eternity yet to come but also about their present existence, for they [the Academics] even argue that they do not know what they cannot help knowing. For no one can 'not know' that he himself is alive. If he is not alive, he cannot 'not know' about it or anything else at all, because either to know or to 'not know' implies a living subject. But, in such a case, by not positively affirming that they are alive, the skeptics ward off the appearance of error in themselves, yet they do not make errors simply by showing themselves alive; one cannot err who is not alive. That we live is therefore not only true, but it is altogether certain as well. And there are many things that are thus true and certain concerning which, if we withhold positive assent, this ought not to be regarded as a higher wisdom but actually a sort of dementia.
Augustine of HippoTags: truth doubt belief faith skepticism
I love you enough to tell you the truth whether you want to hear it or not, but what you do afterward is your choice alone.
Ashley OrmonTags: life truth love decisions choices correction honesty-love-honesty
You are respected till you have something needed by them or something they are jealous of...
Ranu DasTags: inspirational truth humaneness
Many ask what difference does it make whether man believes in a God or not.
It makes a big difference.
It makes all the difference in the world.
It is the difference between being right and being wrong; it is the difference between truth and surmises—facts or delusion.
It is the difference between the earth being flat, and the earth being round.
It is the difference between the earth being the center of the universe, or a tiny speck in this vast and uncharted sea of multitudinous suns and galaxies.
It is the difference in the proper concept of life, or conclusions based upon illusion.
It is the difference between verified knowledge and the faith of religion.
It is a question of Progress or the Dark Ages.
Tags: truth progress knowledge difference belief understanding outlook dark-ages
Am I sitting here now, months later, in Los Angeles, writing all this down, because I want my life to matter? Maybe so. But I don't want it to matter more than others.
I want to remember, or to learn, how to live as if it matters, as if they all matter, even if they don't.
Tags: truth equality empathy the-golden-rule we-re-all-in-this-together
The problem with catching dreams is you forget how truly incredible they are when you live with them everyday.
Stacey T. HuntTags: life inspirational truth day love inspiration death dreams live living dream die forget true challenge dying forgotten problem beautiful everyday catch inspire incredible forgot every catching truly
You have to get off that finite road that you’ve created from your transitional standpoint and onto the path of light. Onto the infinite road of eternal existence, the firm foundation of truth. This is where the crooked becomes straight, the lost get found, the blind see, and the dead live. Where the tangible reasoning of logical man loses credibility and is proven unrealistic. Where faith becomes active and the world of the supernatural becomes obvious. You have to accept Jesus. Accept it, accept Jesus.
Calvin W. AllisonTags: truth love hope salvation
Change is difficult, but necessary for salvation. Turn from your sins and acknowledge Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Let Him take control of your life. He won’t let you down. He’s not you. He’s God.
Calvin W. AllisonTags: truth love hope salvation
If we choose to behave differently, we are considered 'Mad' or 'immature
Anamika MishraYou can be the ugliest man in the world but once you got money, you can have all the women in the world.
Jonathan Anthony BurkettTags: life money truth friends reality men women relationships rap hip-hop facebook 2013
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