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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.
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.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, read more
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
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!
Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But Microscopes are prudent
In read more
Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But Microscopes are prudent
In an emergency.
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.
We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession.
We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession.
The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all
weathers is that which is woven of read more
The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all
weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the
sharp mordant of experience.
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, read more
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.