tillich Quotes

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

“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.”

“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.”

“I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.”

“Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.”

“Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.”

“The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.”

“Doubt is not the opposite of faith it is one element of faith.”

“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.”

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