As a first approximation, I define "belief" not as the object of believing (a dogma, a program, etc.) but as read more

As a first approximation, I define "belief" not as the object of believing (a dogma, a program, etc.) but as the subject's investment in a proposition, the act of saying it and considering it as true.

Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.

Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.

If you have sinned, do not lie down without repentance; for the want of repentance after one has sinned makes read more

If you have sinned, do not lie down without repentance; for the want of repentance after one has sinned makes the heart yet harder and harder

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.

The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of read more

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.