Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.
Paul TillichRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Faith is deeply linked to our understanding of the ultimate reality, often symbolized as God, and contemplating life's meaning leads to acts of faith.
In this quote, Paul Tillich emphasizes the importance of faith as a vital concern for a higher reality, which he identifies symbolically as God. He suggests that those who seriously contemplate the meaning of life are naturally led to a state of faith, indicating that the search for meaning and the acknowledgment of a greater existence are intertwined.
Themes
FaithLifeMeaningGodReality
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of belief systems, one might quote this to illustrate the link between faith and the search for meaning.
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