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To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic. – Walter Kaufmann

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Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person. – Walter Kaufmann

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The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddhas atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah. – Walter Kaufmann

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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other. – J. C. Watts

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You know, this idea of going around the world imposing democracy by growing a middle-class, a trading merchant class that is independent of your faith, is a good notion, but were all partially different – its no good imposing systems on people that it doesnt suit. – Damian Lewis

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The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God. – Charles Hodge

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