Belief Quotes
Belief clings, but faith lets go.
"Belief clings, but faith lets go."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Watts distinguishes insistence on a preferred answer from openness to what is true.
Key takeaway:
Allow conviction to coexist with the possibility of correction.
Origin of the quote
The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951), discussion distinguishing belief and faith.
Who actually said this?
The line appears within a longer quoted passage; the distinction is Watts's stated use of these terms, not their only possible definitions.
