To take up half on trust, and half to try,
Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.

To take up half on trust, and half to try,
Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.

If he were
To be made honest by an act of parliament
I should not alter in read more

If he were
To be made honest by an act of parliament
I should not alter in my faith of him.

Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his read more

Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine.

In my soul rages a battle without victor. Between faith without proof and reason without charm.

In my soul rages a battle without victor. Between faith without proof and reason without charm.

"Take courage, soul!
Hold not thy strength in vain!
With faith o'ercome the steeps
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"Take courage, soul!
Hold not thy strength in vain!
With faith o'ercome the steeps
Thy God hath set for thee.
Beyond the Alpine summits of great pain
Lieth thine Italy."

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

Faith makes the discords of the present the harmonies of the future.

Faith makes the discords of the present the harmonies of the future.

By these things examine thyself. By whose rules am I acting; in whose name; in whose strength; in whose glory? read more

By these things examine thyself. By whose rules am I acting; in whose name; in whose strength; in whose glory? What faith, humility, self-denial, and love of God and to man have there been in all my actions?

In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.