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“The opinion prevailed among advanced minds that it was time that belief should be replaced increasingly by knowledge; belief that did not itself rest on knowledge was superstition, and as such had to be opposed.”
Albert Einstein
“God is at home; it is we who have gone for a walk.”
Meister Eckhart
“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death”
Robert Fulghum
“The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs”
James Allen
“In religion and politics people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other”
Mark Twain
“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.”
Robert Francis Kennedy
“The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Belief in truth begins with doubting all that has hitherto been believed to be true.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.”
Frank A. Clark