Quotes: Kahlil Gibran

"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."

–– Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese-American writer and poet

via Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2007, p. 132.

Quotes: Martin Luther King Jr.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step."

–– Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American Baptist minister and civil rights activist 

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2007, p. 98.

Quotes: Conclave movie

"Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand in hand with doubt. If there was only certainty, and if there was no doubt, there would be no mystery, and therefore no need for faith."

Source: Conclave movie via Austin Kleon newsletter December 20, 2024. 

via: Sketchbook N14, 2024, p. 42.

Quotes: Paul Tillich

"Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith." 

–– Paul Tillich (1886-1965), German-born, American theologian and philosopher 

via: Commonplace Book 2013-2014, 2013, p. 49.