Asserting - Assertions Quotes

To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin.

The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself.

Faith,” said St. Paul, “is the evidence of things not seen.” We should elaborate this definition by adding that faith is the assertion of things for which there is not a particle of evidence and of things which are incredible.

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being.

There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.

Nonsense is an assertion of man’s spiritual freedom in spite of all the oppressions of circumstance.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

The eyes are witnesses that the heavens revolve in the space of twenty- four hours. But certain men, either from the love of novelty, or to make a display of ingenuity, have concluded that the earth moves; and they maintain that neither the eighth sphere nor the sun revolves… Now, it is a want of […]

There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors.

Never argue; repeat your assertion.