--- title: "9 Doctrine Believe Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 9 Doctrine Believe quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Doctrine Believe sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/gautama-buddha-163_being-true_believe-nothing-because-it-is-written-in_2764786.jpg" --- > [Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/believe-nothing-because-it-is-written-in-books-believe-nothing/) [Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/gautama-buddha-163_being-true_believe-nothing-because-it-is-written-in_2764786.jpg) > [Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-analysis-you-find-to-be-kind/) [Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-ana_2394642.jpg) > [I am what is known as a benched Catholic and disillusioned by the church doctrine. I believe in things the Catholic Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kitty-kelley/i-am-what-is-known-as-a-benched-catholic-and-disillusioned-by-the/) [Kitty Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kitty-kelley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/kitty-kelley-18933_believe_i-am-what-is-known-as-a-benched-catholic_2305052.jpg) > [No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/no-matter-what-god-or-doctrine-you-believe-in-if-you-become-attached/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/shunryu-suzuki-1280_belief_no-matter-what-god-or-doctrine-you-belie_1003341.png) > [Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/believe-nothing-o-monks-just-because-you-have-been-told-it-or-it-is/) [Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/525/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_believe-nothing-o-monks-just-because-you_81724.jpg) > [I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/i-discovered-that-it-is-necessary-absolutely-necessary-to-believe-in/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/shunryu-suzuki-1280_belief_i-discovered-that-it-is-necessary-absolu_1773024.png) > [It would be easy to show that at our present rate of progress the kingdoms of this world never could become the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/it-would-be-easy-to-show-that-at-our-present-rate-of-progress-the/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/charles-spurgeon-82_able_it-would-be-easy-to-show-that-at-our-pre_1007973.png) > [“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eggleston/believe-nothing-merely-because-you-have-been-told-it-do-not-believe/) [Michael Eggleston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-eggleston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/michael-eggleston-262620_buddhism_believe-nothing-merely-because-you-have_2709863.jpg) > [“It is a doctrine, as I believe, taught us in Holy Writ, that when a man is saved by divine grace, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-h-spurgeon/it-is-a-doctrine-as-i-believe-taught-us-in-holy-writ-that-when-a-man/) [Charles H. Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-h-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ea/charles-h-spurgeon-1432_believe-in-jesus_it-is-a-doctrine-as-i-believe-taught-us_1808923.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doctrine-believe/#itemlist", "name": "Doctrine Believe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine. 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