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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.
The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man read more
The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful must take himself perpetually unfaithful to all the continual, successive, indefatigable, renascent errors.
 The German is the discipline of fear; ours is the discipline of 
faith--and faith will triumph.  
 The German is the discipline of fear; ours is the discipline of 
faith--and faith will triumph. 
Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our read more
Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.
 How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which 
to-day are fables to us!
 [Fr., Combien read more 
 How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which 
to-day are fables to us!
 [Fr., Combien de choses nous servoient heir d'articles de foy, 
qui nous sont fables aujourd'hui!] 
 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. 
If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery
If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery
Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.
Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.