Beliefs guide our steps, strengthen our hearts, and help us leap into the unknown. Here are reflections on faith, conviction, and the quiet courage of trusting what you hold true. ✨

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. ~ Walter Bagehot

Belief, like any other moving body, follows the path of least resistance. ~ Samuel Butler

And that is why the man who wants to see clearly, before he will believe, never starts on the journey. ~ Thomas Merton

Credo ut intelligam — belief precedes knowledge; it is the first step. Faith is stronger than fear, and fear is the killer of beginnings. ~ Anne Hazard Aldrich

The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

No belief is neutral. Every one has the power to dictate each decision you make. ~ A Course in Miracles

When I believe in something, I fight like hell for it. ~ Steve McQueen

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. ~ Abba Eban

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light. ~ Franz Kafka

Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. God is Jesus. ~ William Blake

I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. If we shut out all the noise and clutter and listen, it will tell us the right thing to do. ~ Christopher Reeve

It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or witchcraft, believe, at least, in something. ~ Truman Capote

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of man to believe or to disbelieve. ~ Richard Carlile