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Belief in God6 quotes
To believe in God is to yearn for His existence and, furthermore, it is to act as if He did exist. — Miguel de Unamuno · 1912My child, you are still young, and time as it advances [888b] will cause you to reverse many of the opinions you now hold: so wait till then before pronouncing judgment on matters of most grave importance; and of these the gravest of all—though at present you regard it as naught—is the question of holding a right view about the gods and so living well, or the opposite. — Plato · 346 BCPrivately I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly I believe in them all. — Gracchus (Spartacus) · 1960I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body and life everlasting. — The Book of Common Prayer · 1928We believe in God, and in that which has been sent down on us and sent down on Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him we surrender. — Muhammad · 632It isn't just that I don't believe in God... It's that I hope there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that. — Thomas Nagel · 1997Existence of God1 quote
It isn't just that I don't believe in God... It's that I hope there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that. — Thomas Nagel · 1997How to live1 quote
My child, you are still young, and time as it advances [888b] will cause you to reverse many of the opinions you now hold: so wait till then before pronouncing judgment on matters of most grave importance; and of these the gravest of all—though at present you regard it as naught—is the question of holding a right view about the gods and so living well, or the opposite. — Plato · 346 BCPublic vs. private1 quote
Privately I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly I believe in them all. — Gracchus (Spartacus) · 1960Social respectability1 quote
Privately I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly I believe in them all. — Gracchus (Spartacus) · 1960Submission (Islam)1 quote
We believe in God, and in that which has been sent down on us and sent down on Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him we surrender. — Muhammad · 632Submission (religion)1 quote
We believe in God, and in that which has been sent down on us and sent down on Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him we surrender. — Muhammad · 632The gods1 quote
Privately I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly I believe in them all. — Gracchus (Spartacus) · 1960