Quotes by Paul Tillich

Paul Tillich

Paul Tillich

German-American theologian and philosopher

Lived from: 1886 - 1965

Category: Theologians and clergy | Philosophers Country: FlagGermany

Born: 20 august 1886 Died: 22 october 1965

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  • Depression is rage spread thin.
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  • Every act of courage is a manifestation of the ground of being, however questionable the content of the act may be.
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  • He who knows about depth knows about God.
    The shaking of the foundations
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  • I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.
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  • I loved thee beautiful and kind, And plighted an eternal vow; So altered are thy face and mind, t'were perjury to love thee now!
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  • Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.
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  • One cannot remove anxiety by arguing it away.
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  • 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.
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  • 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 a meaning of our life.
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  • The first duty of love is to listen.
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  • We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words they respond through the rustling of leaves and the moving of clouds and the murmuring of the sea.
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Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Paul Tillich?

The two most famous quotes from Paul Tillich are:

  • "Depression is rage spread thin."
  • "Every act of courage is a manifestation of the ground of being, however questionable the content of the act may be."

When did Paul Tillich live?

Paul Tillich was born in 1886 and died in the year 1965.