Joseph Smith Jr. Quotes

Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.

Faith is Doubt.

Skepticism may undermine beliefs, but never belief.

Question: What is the opposite of faith? Not disbelief. Too final, certain, closed. Itself is a kind of belief. Doubt.

I still doubt it will work." "You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day," Raoden said with a smile.

Without sounding overly pompous about it, I don't really trust certainty in anything, actually. Especially as I get older. Except love. I'm certain of love, I guess.

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own.

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.

Faith which does not doubt is dead faith.

What do we believe? Why do we believe it?

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

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

It is easier to believe than to doubt.

Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow.

Faith is the effort to believe what your common sense tells you is not true.

I am willing to believe, but I do not have the gift of faith. I'm skeptical.

One percent doubt is zero percent faith.

I don't like quintessential certitude.

When you don't believe something, you can't make yourself believe it. There's nothing you can do to believe it again. You either believe it or you don't.

I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists.

Faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts.

Doubt is faith's shadow.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

It's called faith because it's not knowledge.