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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.
Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch.
Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch.
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
"Take courage, soul!
Hold not thy strength in vain!
With faith o'ercome the steeps
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"Take courage, soul!
Hold not thy strength in vain!
With faith o'ercome the steeps
Thy God hath set for thee.
Beyond the Alpine summits of great pain
Lieth thine Italy."
His faith, perhaps, in some nice tenets might
Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was in the right.
His faith, perhaps, in some nice tenets might
Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was in the right.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.
In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.
In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody--it saves so much trouble.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody--it saves so much trouble.
