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    My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

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Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

by William Ellery Channing Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But Microscopes are prudent
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Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But Microscopes are prudent
In an emergency.

by Emily Dickinson Found in: Faith Quotes,
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If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We couldn't even eat hash with safety.

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We couldn't even eat hash with safety.

by Josh Billings Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Faith is a higher faculty than reason.

Faith is a higher faculty than reason.

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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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Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him,
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Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him,
and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of
his law. The people assembled; Mahomet called the hill to come
to him, again and again, and when the hill stood still, he was
never a whit abashed, but said, "If the hill will not come to
Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill."

by Francis Bacon Found in: Faith Quotes,
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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.

by Gandhi Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Faith Quotes,
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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.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Faith Quotes,
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