Belief
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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position
He does not believe who does not live according to his belief
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed
It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one
It is a singular fact that most men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in providence
If a man have a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of skepticism
Belief means not wanting to know what is true
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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