Belief Quotes

Belief refers to mental acceptance of a claim as true. It commonly describes faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered, something believed, and the quality or state of believing, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to religious faith, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Belief as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Belief therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea. Belief is not limited to a single rigid definition in ordinary language, and that wider range is part of what makes the category useful for grouping related material without losing the term's main sense.

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Virgil

(70 BC-19 BC)

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

(1742-1799)

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Thomas Hardy

(1840-1928)