In the alchemy of man’s soul almost all noble attributes
— courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, etc. — can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. — Eric Hoffer, Reflections on the Human
The opposite of love is not hate; it is indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness; it is indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy; it is indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death; it is indifference.
— Elie Wiesel, writer and holocaust survivor
The opposite of faith is not doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.
Asking questions is part of what it means to have faith.
So the fact that you’re questioning what you’ve been told isn’t evidence of your lack of faith.
It is evidence that you take your faith seriously enough to examine it, and to follow the truth wherever it leads you.
— Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church