"Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice." ― Franz Liszt Topic(s): Faith More From Franz Liszt "Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ’s religion illuminates with His divine light." "Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless." "Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist." More In Faith "Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe."― Henry David Thoreau "I live and love in God’s peculiar light."― Michelangelo "Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation."― George W. Bush