The affirmation of one’s essential being in spite of desires and anxieties creates joy. — Paul Tillich
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being. — Paul Tillich
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. — Paul Tillich
Man’s ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate. — Paul Tillich
The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt. — Paul Tillich
The joy about our work is spoiled when we perform it not because of what we produce but because — Paul Tillich
Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies — Paul Tillich
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being. — Paul Tillich