What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas, the spoils of read more

What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?--
They sought a faith's pure shrine!

To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.

To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.

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!]

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, read more

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison, read more

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried;
and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, read more

Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever.