Faith is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. It is a complete confidence in a person or plan. The word "faith" can refer to a religion itself or to religion in general. Enjoy our collection of Fait quotes.

Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of his law. The people assembled; Mahomet called the hill to come to him, again and again, and when the hill stood still, he was never a whit abashed, but said, "If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill. (Quote by - Francis Bacon)

Faith is a higher faculty than reason. (Quote by - Philip James Bailey)

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If not, have none of it. (Quote by - Hosea Ballou)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Quote by - Bible)

For we walk by faith, not by sight. (Quote by - Bible)

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. (Quote by - Bible)

An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. (Quote by - Book of Common Prayer)

Take courage, soul! Hold not thy strength in vain! With faith o'ercome the steeps Thy God hath set for thee. Beyond the Alpine summits of great pain Lieth thine Italy. (Quote by - Rose Terry Cooke)

His faith, perhaps, in some nice tenets might Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was in the right. (Quote by - Abraham Cowley)

Just go on . . . and faith will soon return. (Quote by - Jean Le Rond D'Alembert)

Faith is a fine invention For gentlemen who see; But Microscopes are prudent In an emergency. (Quote by - Emily Dickinson)

To take up half on trust, and half to try, Name it not faith but bungling bigotry. (Quote by - John Dryden)

We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried, "Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!" Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the blast! What man can look on Death unterrified? (Quote by - Richard Watson Gilder)

Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given; The dearest child of Faith is Miracle. (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? (Quote by - Mrs. Felicia D. Hemans)

Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd! (Quote by - Homer)

The German is the discipline of fear; ours is the discipline of faith--and faith will triumph. (Quote by - General Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre)

If he were To be made honest by an act of parliament I should not alter in my faith of him. (Quote by - Ben Jonson)

And we shall be made truly wise if we be content; content, too, not only with what we can understand, but content with what we do not understand--the habit of mind which theologians call--and rightly--faith in God. (Quote by - Charles Kingsley)

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience. (Quote by - James Russell Lowell)

O welcome pure-ey'd Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings! (Quote by - John Milton)

That in such righteousness To them by faith imputed they may find Justification towards God, and peace Of conscience. (Quote by - John Milton)

Yet I argue not Again Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of right or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward. (Quote by - John Milton)

How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which to-day are fables to us! (Quote by - Michael Eyquen de Montaigne)