Paul Tillich Quotes

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 first duty of love is to listen.

Paul Tillich

Loneliness can be conquered only by those who can bear solitude.

Paul Tillich

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.

Paul Tillich

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

Paul Tillich

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

Paul Tillich

Boredom is rage spread thin

Paul Tillich

Love that cares, listens.

Paul Tillich

The first duty of love is to listen.

Paul Tillich

The first duty of love is to listen.

Paul Tillich

There is no love which does not become help.

Paul Tillich

Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of the meaning of our life.

Paul Tillich

We cannot love unless we have accepted forgiveness, and the deeper our experience of forgiveness is, the greater is our love.

Paul Tillich

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.

Paul Tillich

Boredom is rage spread thin

Paul Tillich