Paul Tillich Quotes

Paul Tillich

German Theologian

Born: Aug 20, 1886

Died: Oct 22, 1965

Alone Being Courage Faith God Language

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

Courage Unacceptable Oneself Spite Accept Being

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves. Paul Tillich

Cruelty Others Ourselves Towards Also Always

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being. Paul Tillich

Failure Risks Never He Fails His Forgiven Being Who Whole

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

Courage Decision Free Risk Being Rooted

The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity. Paul Tillich

Maturity Awareness Symptom Definite Highest Failures Well Ambiguity Achievements Deepest

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. Paul Tillich

Alone Loneliness Solitude Word Language Pain Our Sides Wisely Glory Being Sensed Being Alone Created Express Two

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. Paul Tillich

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

God Courage Anxiety Doubt Disappeared Rooted Who Appears

There is no love which does not become help. Paul Tillich

Love Become No Love Does Which Help

Astonishment is the root of philosophy. Paul Tillich

Philosophy Astonishment Root

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned. Paul Tillich

Faith State Concerned Ultimately Being

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny. Paul Tillich

Man Become Destiny He Supposed Make Himself His Asked Fulfill

If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song. Paul Tillich

Song Would Sing Were Stirring Trained Measures Tongue

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