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• Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

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• Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite.

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• Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.

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

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• Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

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• Boredom is rage spread thin.

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• The joy about our work is spoiled when we perform it not because of what we produce but because of the pleasure with which it can provide us, or the pain against which it can protect us.

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• Doubt isn’t the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.

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• The first duty of love is to listen.

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• Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of the meaning of our life.

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• Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

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• Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

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• Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

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Birth:	20th August, 1886
Death:	22nd October, 1965
Nationality:	American, German
Profession:	Philosopher, Theologian

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