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title: "38 Believing Things Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 38 Believing Things quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Believing Things sayings and thoughts."
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> [Faith is believing things you know aint true](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/faith-is-believing-things-you-know-aint-true/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fitz-greene-halleck/i-cannot-spare-the-luxury-of-believing-that-all-things-beautiful-are/)

[Fitz-Greene Halleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fitz-greene-halleck/)

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> [“I guess I have a hard time believing in things I can't see.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-rhodes/i-guess-i-have-a-hard-time-believing-in-things-i-can-t-see/)

[Morgan Rhodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-rhodes/)

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> [“Doubt keeps us from believing things can get better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-swope/doubt-keeps-us-from-believing-things-can-get-better/)

[Renee Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-swope/)

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> [In acting, you have to fool yourself - you mess with yourself into believing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janhvi-kapoor/in-acting-you-have-to-fool-yourself-you-mess-with-yourself-into/)

[Janhvi Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janhvi-kapoor/)

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> [Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-seaton/faith-is-believing-in-things-when-common-sense-tells-you-not-to/)

[George Seaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-seaton/)

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> [Man isn't a fool for his ignorance, but rather for believing things that are wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/man-isn-t-a-fool-for-his-ignorance-but-rather-for-believing-things/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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> [There’s no point in believing in things that exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-s-no-point-in-believing-in-things-that-exist/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Not that believing such things has anything to do with whether they are true. You see that, don't you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-ball/not-that-believing-such-things-has-anything-to-do-with-whether-they/)

[Jesse Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ball/)

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> [I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure that people gain a selective advantage from believing in things they can't prove.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randolph-m-nesse/i-can-t-prove-it-but-i-m-pretty-sure-that-people-gain-a-selective/)

[Randolph M. Nesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randolph-m-nesse/)

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> [Never stop believing. Even when things aren't going well, you have to keep believing that you'll make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wissam-ben-yedder/never-stop-believing-even-when-things-aren-t-going-well-you-have-to/)

[Wissam Ben Yedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wissam-ben-yedder/)

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> [In the era of President Trump, we've gone from believing things that are 'true enough' to believing things that aren't true at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-cupp/in-the-era-of-president-trump-we-ve-gone-from-believing-things-that/)

[S.E. Cupp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-cupp/)

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> [When it comes to believing things without actual evidence, we all incline to what we find most attractive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hilton/when-it-comes-to-believing-things-without-actual-evidence-we-all/)

[James Hilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hilton/)

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> [“As for believing things, I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/as-for-believing-things-i-can-believe-anything-provided-that-it-is/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [The fantasist in whom the reality barrier has broken down is unreliable, believing things when he should not, and telling things as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-blackburn/the-fantasist-in-whom-the-reality-barrier-has-broken-down-is/)

[Simon Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-blackburn/)

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> [Faith is believing that the things you cannot see are more real than the things you can see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-wheaton/faith-is-believing-that-the-things-you-cannot-see-are-more-real-than/)

[Karen Wheaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-wheaton/)

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> [Believing things on authority only means believing them because you have been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine per cent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/believing-things-on-authority-only-means-believing-them-because-you/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

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> [“It's as valid to repeat to ourselves what we need to believe, as it is to believe in the things others repeatedly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sacredfire/it-s-as-valid-to-repeat-to-ourselves-what-we-need-to-believe-as-it-is/)

[Robin Sacredfire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sacredfire/)

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> [We're lying ourselves into believing things are untrue, like organic food will solve all our problems, or vitamins will make us healthy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-specter/we-re-lying-ourselves-into-believing-things-are-untrue-like-organic/)

[Michael Specter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-specter/)

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> [If we are too friendly to nice, decent bishops, we run the risk of buying into the fiction that there's something virtuous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/if-we-are-too-friendly-to-nice-decent-bishops-we-run-the-risk-of/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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> [Believing in things you cannot see Even with my trembling arms I want to protect someone dear to me The place my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanon-wakeshima/believing-in-things-you-cannot-see-even-with-my-trembling-arms-i-want/)

[Kanon Wakeshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanon-wakeshima/)

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> [“The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue; and then, when we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-point-is-that-we-are-all-capable-of-believing-things-which-we/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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> [“Why? When I, myself do not believe? "Because,"explained Mary Rommely simply, "the child must have a valuable thing which is called imagination.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-smith/why-when-i-myself-do-not-believe-because-explained-mary-rommely/)

[Betty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-smith/)

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> [“When it comes to religion, we have a funny habit of believing things that make us feel better about ourselves." "What do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-wilde/when-it-comes-to-religion-we-have-a-funny-habit-of-believing-things/)

[Jerome Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerome-wilde/)

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> [“Oh, and you must not forget the Kris Kringle. The child must believe in him until she reaches the age of six."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-smith/oh-and-you-must-not-forget-the-kris-kringle-the-child-must-believe-in/)

[Betty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-smith/)

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> [“Most people go through their lives believing in things that they never have much contact with - the police, lawyers, judges, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-johnson/most-people-go-through-their-lives-believing-in-things-that-they/)

[Craig Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-johnson/)

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> [“Beliefs, like mules and centaurs, are fundamentally hybrid creatures: we experience them half in public society, half in the private heart. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-schulz/beliefs-like-mules-and-centaurs-are-fundamentally-hybrid-creatures-we/)

[Kathryn Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-schulz/)

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> [“...to have true faith means believing in things you cannot see just as true love sometimes means making choices you never thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-watts/to-have-true-faith-means-believing-in-things-you-cannot-see-just-as/)

[J.D. Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-watts/)

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> [I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-aldiss/i-can-t-help-believing-that-these-things-that-come-from-the/)

[Brian Aldiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-aldiss/)

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> [“I am quite sure I shall understand it, and as for believing things, I can believe anything provided that it is quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/i-am-quite-sure-i-shall-understand-it-and-as-for-believing-things-i/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [Religion isn’t about believing things. It's ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-armstrong/religion-isn-t-about-believing-things-it-s-ethical-alchemy-it-s-about/)

[Karen Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-armstrong/)

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> [Faith is believing in things, not panicking about them. It is believing that no matter what worse occur, everything's gonna be fine..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farah-mustafa/faith-is-believing-in-things-not-panicking-about-them-it-is-believing/)

[Farah Mustafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farah-mustafa/)

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> [People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooks-atkinson/people-everywhere-enjoy-believing-things-that-they-know-are-not-true/)

[Brooks Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooks-atkinson/)

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> [“Sometimes we may seem to be resisting letting go, when really, we just can't see a way to move forward — believing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-mcgill/sometimes-we-may-seem-to-be-resisting-letting-go-when-really-we-just/)

[Bryant McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-mcgill/)

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> [We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/we-are-all-capable-of-believing-things-which-we-know-to-be-untrue-and/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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> [I found out I'd spent my whole life believing things that weren't necessarily accurate. My sisters' memories of certain events are entirely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-buchwald/i-found-out-i-d-spent-my-whole-life-believing-things-that-weren-t/)

[Art Buchwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-buchwald/)

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> [You must quit looking at what you don’t have and start believing that all things are possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/you-must-quit-looking-at-what-you-don-t-have-and-start-believing-that/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

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> [Things aren't always as they appear. I've been believing things to be a certain way because I want them to be that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-dennen/things-aren-t-always-as-they-appear-i-ve-been-believing-things-to-be/)

[Brett Dennen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-dennen/)

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