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    We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried,
    "Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!"
    Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the blast!
    What man can look on Death unterrified?

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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.

by Tyron Edwards Found in: Faith Quotes,
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And we shall be made truly wise if we be content; content, too,
not only with what we can read more

And we shall be made truly wise if we be content; content, too,
not only with what we can understand, but content with what we do
not understand--the habit of mind which theologians call--and
rightly--faith in God.

by Charles Kingsley Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

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There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious
faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? read more

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious
faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If
not, have none of it.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

by John Donne Found in: Faith Quotes,
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As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of read more

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.

by Emmanuel Teney Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle read more

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith.

by Anonymous Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given;
The dearest child of Faith is Miracle
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Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given;
The dearest child of Faith is Miracle
[Ger., Die Botschaft hor' ich wohl, allein mir fehlt der Glaube;
Das Wunder ist des Glaubens liebstes Kind.]

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Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

by Martin Luther King, Jr. Found in: Faith Quotes,
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