"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 "I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment… rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood." "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 "Opinions have vested interests just as men have."― Samuel Butler "One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’ t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself."― Lucille Ball "At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up a man whose faith in it was so great that he would voluntarily abandon those things which men hold good, including life, to defend it."― Whittaker Chambers