Author: Paul Tillich

Quotes

There is no love which does not become help.

There is no love which does not become help.

- Paul Tillich

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

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

- Paul Tillich

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

- Paul Tillich

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

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

- Paul Tillich

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

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

- Paul Tillich

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

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

- Paul Tillich

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

- Paul Tillich

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

- Paul Tillich

Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.

Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.

- Paul Tillich

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