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When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and read more
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.
Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.
Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.
If you can't have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things to believe read more
If you can't have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things to believe in yourself, for a life without faith in something is too narrow a space to live.
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests read more
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated.
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come read more
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun- illuminated universe? Why should read more
The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun- illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?
Faith is reason grown courageous.
Faith is reason grown courageous.
It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that read more
It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that binds the world to his throne.
Faith is a higher faculty than reason.
Faith is a higher faculty than reason.
