Belief Quote by Bertrand Russell

William James used to preach the "will-to-believe." For my part, I should wish to preach the "will-to-doubt." None of our beliefs are quite true;…

— Bertrand Russell

“William James used to preach the “will to believe.” For my part, I should wish to preach the “will to doubt.” None of our…

— Bertrand Russell

“The will to believe has given us our great saints. The will to doubt has given us our great scientists. The goal of the…

— Glenn Frank

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

— Bertrand Russell

“For anything worth accomplishing, we can always find reasons to doubt, just as we can also find reasons to proceed...I have chosen to side…

— Brandon Mull

“We have to believe that the desires we have in our hearts will be fulfilled if we continue to trust and believe in him…

— Chloe M. Gooden

“I believed, I believe, I want to believe, and I will believe”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it; doubt all, but do not doubt yourself.”

— André Gide

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

— William Wordsworth

“You direct the will upon the mind, and use it in determining what you shall believe, what you shall think, and to what you…

— Wallace D. Wattles

“My wish before I die, to keep the faith.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Man cannot believe unless he wishes to.”

— Augustine of Hippo