“Don't give in too quickly to those who want to alleviate your anxiety about truth.”

— Paul Tillich, The New Being, 1955, Chap. 8

About Paul Tillich

1886 – 1965

German-American theologian and philosopher, author of "The Courage to Be" (1952).

“Anxiety strives to become fear, because fear can be met by courage.”

“Faith comprises both itself and the doubt of itself.”

“Man is estranged from what he essentially is.”

“When in doubt, tell the truth.”

“To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action when there is more reason to fear than to hope.”

“You really only know when you know little. Doubt grows with knowledge.”

“There is not a truth existing which I fear or would wish unknown to the whole world.”

“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”

“It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare.”