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Faith

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar. – E. B. White

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith. – Denzel Washington

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith. – Aung San Suu Kyi

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray. – Havelock Ellis

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged. – Louisa May Alcott

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. – Thomas Aquinas

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. – Lyndon B. Johnson

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being. – Lyndon B. Johnson

Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? – John Calvin

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument. – George Sand

I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world. – Judy Collins

All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you. – Frances Wright

Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. – Leonard Cohen

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. – Abu Bakr

An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God. – Simone Weil

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety. – Josh Billings

The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith. – Eric Hoffer