Belief

Famous quotes containing the word belief:

“Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

“Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is still theoretically possible; and as the test of belief is willingness to act, one may say that faith is the readiness to act in a cause the prosperous issue of which is not certified to us in advance.”
—William James (1842–1910)

“An unlicked bear”
—Trans. by Johanna Prins.

Dutch expression meaning “a boor”: from the old belief that bear cubs are licked into shape by their mothers.