“Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we’ll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
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“To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.” -Louis L’Amour (Louis Dearborn L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))) at https://www.louislamour.com/
“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity, and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.” -Mike Ericksen
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“Sometimes the only available transportation is a leap of faith.” -Margaret Shepard
“Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.” -Mark Victor Hansen (born 1948)
“To me faith means not worrying.” -John Dewey (1859 - 1952)
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“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430))
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“To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.” -Louis L’Amour (Louis Dearborn L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))) at https://www.louislamour.com/
“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity, and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.” -Mike Ericksen
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“Sometimes the only available transportation is a leap of faith.” -Margaret Shepard
“Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.” -Mark Victor Hansen (born 1948)
“To me faith means not worrying.” -John Dewey (1859 - 1952)
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“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430))
Faith
Doubt sees the obstacles,
Faith sees the way.
Doubt sees the darkest night,
Faith sees the day.
Doubt dreads to take a step,
Faith soars on high.
Doubt questions, “Who believes?”
Faith answers, “I.”
By Author Unknown
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Doubt sees the obstacles,
Faith sees the way.
Doubt sees the darkest night,
Faith sees the day.
Doubt dreads to take a step,
Faith soars on high.
Doubt questions, “Who believes?”
Faith answers, “I.”
By Author Unknown
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“Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.” -Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274)
“Start each day by saying to yourself, ‘I can do this.’ As you leave home, say to yourself, ‘I can do this.’ At each step along the way, say, ‘I can do this!’ You can, and you will, because you are an ‘I can do this’ kind of person with faith in yourself, and the knowing that ‘I can do this.’” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Let your faith be bigger than your fear.” -Author Unknown
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“Faith does not make things easy. It makes them possible.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” Luke, chapter 1, verse 37
“Faith never fails: it is a miracle worker. It looks beyond all boundaries, transcends all limitations, penetrates all obstacles, and sees the goal.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924))
“Faith is like a boomerang; begin using what you have and it comes back to you in greater measure.” -Charles L. Allen (Charles Livingstone Allen (1913 - 2005))
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“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible” (King James Version (1611)), ‘Epistle to the Hebrews,’ chapter 11, verse 1
“Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on Earth, yet she will never fly with them to Heaven.” -Francis Beaumont
“Faith plus action equals transformation.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Fear, too, is a type of faith - faith that it won’t work out.” -Mary Tricky (similar quotation attributed to Elizabeth David)
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“Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.” -Madeleine L’Engle (Madeleine L’Engle Camp (1918 - 2007))
“Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662), commenting on belief in God (a quotation often referred to by persons other than its author as ‘Pascal’s Wager’)
“If I didn’t have spiritual faith, I would be a pessimist. But I’m an optimist. I’ve read the last page in the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right.” -Billy Graham (William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior (born 1918))
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“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” -Rabindranath Tagore (also known as Ravīndranātha Thākura, born Rabindranath Thakur (1861 - 1941))
“We have no way to know anything for certain except by faith.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When I was younger, I thought that the key to success was just hard work. But the real foundation is faith. Faith - the idea that ‘I can do it’ - is the opposite of fear (‘What if I fail?’). And faith creates motivation, which in turn leads to commitment, hard work, preparation . . . and eventually success.” -Howard Twilley (born 1943)
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“We are what we believe we are.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
“A little fish, overhearing a fisherman remark that water is essential to life, became panicky and swam desperately in search of water, until it reached the ocean and asked a wise old fish where it could find water. The old timer laughed and said, ‘Why, you’ve never been out of water. You’ve had water all the time, but you didn’t know it.’ So it is with faith; you have it, it is with you. You simply have to realize and use it and it will grow.” -Author Unknown
“Start each day by saying to yourself, ‘I can do this.’ As you leave home, say to yourself, ‘I can do this.’ At each step along the way, say, ‘I can do this!’ You can, and you will, because you are an ‘I can do this’ kind of person with faith in yourself, and the knowing that ‘I can do this.’” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Let your faith be bigger than your fear.” -Author Unknown
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“Faith does not make things easy. It makes them possible.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” Luke, chapter 1, verse 37
“Faith never fails: it is a miracle worker. It looks beyond all boundaries, transcends all limitations, penetrates all obstacles, and sees the goal.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924))
“Faith is like a boomerang; begin using what you have and it comes back to you in greater measure.” -Charles L. Allen (Charles Livingstone Allen (1913 - 2005))
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“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible” (King James Version (1611)), ‘Epistle to the Hebrews,’ chapter 11, verse 1
“Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on Earth, yet she will never fly with them to Heaven.” -Francis Beaumont
“Faith plus action equals transformation.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Fear, too, is a type of faith - faith that it won’t work out.” -Mary Tricky (similar quotation attributed to Elizabeth David)
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“Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.” -Madeleine L’Engle (Madeleine L’Engle Camp (1918 - 2007))
“Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662), commenting on belief in God (a quotation often referred to by persons other than its author as ‘Pascal’s Wager’)
“If I didn’t have spiritual faith, I would be a pessimist. But I’m an optimist. I’ve read the last page in the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right.” -Billy Graham (William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior (born 1918))
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“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” -Rabindranath Tagore (also known as Ravīndranātha Thākura, born Rabindranath Thakur (1861 - 1941))
“We have no way to know anything for certain except by faith.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When I was younger, I thought that the key to success was just hard work. But the real foundation is faith. Faith - the idea that ‘I can do it’ - is the opposite of fear (‘What if I fail?’). And faith creates motivation, which in turn leads to commitment, hard work, preparation . . . and eventually success.” -Howard Twilley (born 1943)
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“We are what we believe we are.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
“A little fish, overhearing a fisherman remark that water is essential to life, became panicky and swam desperately in search of water, until it reached the ocean and asked a wise old fish where it could find water. The old timer laughed and said, ‘Why, you’ve never been out of water. You’ve had water all the time, but you didn’t know it.’ So it is with faith; you have it, it is with you. You simply have to realize and use it and it will grow.” -Author Unknown
I Believe
I believe in the Sun,
even when it is not shining.
I believe in love,
even when I do not feel it.
I believe in God,
even when He is silent.
By Author Unknown: lines written on the wall of a cellar that had been a hiding place for persecuted Jews in Cologne, Germany during World War 2; the poem was discovered after the building had been destroyed by bombing
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Act like you are blessed. Talk like you are blessed. Walk like you are blessed. Put actions behind your faith and one day you will see it become a reality.” -Joel Osteen (born 1963)
“Treat the other man’s faith gently; it is all he has to believe with.” -Athenaeus of Naucratis (C.E. 170 - C.E. 223) (about C.E. 200)
I believe in the Sun,
even when it is not shining.
I believe in love,
even when I do not feel it.
I believe in God,
even when He is silent.
By Author Unknown: lines written on the wall of a cellar that had been a hiding place for persecuted Jews in Cologne, Germany during World War 2; the poem was discovered after the building had been destroyed by bombing
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Act like you are blessed. Talk like you are blessed. Walk like you are blessed. Put actions behind your faith and one day you will see it become a reality.” -Joel Osteen (born 1963)
“Treat the other man’s faith gently; it is all he has to believe with.” -Athenaeus of Naucratis (C.E. 170 - C.E. 223) (about C.E. 200)
Faith
Faith . . .
Makes the outlook calm,
the uplook constant,
the inlook accurate.
Faith . . .
Makes yesterday a stepping stone,
today a new beginning
tomorrow a limitless possibility.
By Author Unknown
Faith . . .
Makes the outlook calm,
the uplook constant,
the inlook accurate.
Faith . . .
Makes yesterday a stepping stone,
today a new beginning
tomorrow a limitless possibility.
By Author Unknown
“Faith is the hostess that will not entertain doubt.” -Jenna Wright
“I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God.” -C. G. Jung (Carl Gustav Jung (1875 - 1961))
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help you create the fact.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897)
“Nor do I seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe that I may understand. For this too I believe, that unless I first believe, I shall not understand.” -Anselm of Canterbury (about 1033 - about 1109)
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” -Alex Hamilton (born 1936): “Born Old” radio broadcast, as quoted in the “Listener” (9 November 1978)
“Faith can reach beyond the limits of current reason.” -Rosemary M. Wixom
“This is a time when we need faith, faith of a very definite and positive nature, the faith that will lead us to optimism. I believe that pessimism grows out of a lack of faith.” -Antoine R. Ivins
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“Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430)): “Ioannis Evangelium”
“Faith is a refusal to panic.” -D. Martyn Lloyd
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“Rarely do we find ourselves in circumstances in which we cannot choose for ourselves between faith and belief or doubt and uncertainty.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.” -Viktor E. Frankl (Viktor Emil Frankl (1905 - 1997))
“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible.” - Thomas Robert Gaines
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“The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” -Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright (1867 - 1959)
“Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself, and never mind the rest.” -Beatrix Potter (Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943))
“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969)
“In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.” -Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829)
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“I feel for all faiths the warm sympathy of one who has come to learn that even the trust in reason is a precarious faith, and that we are all fragments of darkness groping for the Sun. I know no more about the ultimates than the simplest urchin in the streets.” -Will Durant (William James ‘Will’ Durant (1885 - 1981)): “The Story of Civilization” (1935 - 1975), volume 6, ‘The Reformation’ (1957), ‘Preface’
“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.” -Brené Brown (Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965))
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“The question what to believe is perhaps the most momentous that anyone can put to himself. Our beliefs are not to be classed among the luxuries, but among the necessaries of existence.” -Felix Adler (1851 - 1933)
Faith
When you walk to the edge of all the light you have
And you take the first step into the darkness of the unknown,
You must believe that one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid for you to stand upon,
Or you will be taught to fly.
By Patrick Overton (Patrick Miles Overton (born 1948)): “The Leaning Tree” (1 January 1975); type of work: collected poems by a single author in book form; author website: https://patrickoverton.com
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“Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.” -William R. Inge (William Ralph Inge (1860 - 1954))
“As the essence of courage is to stake one’s life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists.” -William Salter
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“The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith.” -Donald Trump (Donald John Trump (born 1946))
“The progress of mankind has always depended upon those who, seemingly isolated and powerless in their own day, have seen their vision and remained true to it. In the darkening corridors of time, they preserved integral their vision of the daylight at the end. This is a matter not of calculation but of faith. Our work may be small and its results invisible to us. But we may rest assured it will come to fruition in God’s good time.” -John Ferguson (1921 - 1989): “The Enthronement of Love” (1 January 1950)
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“They are able because they think they are able.” [translation to English]
“Possunt, quia posse videntur.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “The Aeneid” (about 29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book V, line 231; variously translated as “They can because they think they can.”
“Faith is courage; it is creative. Despair is always destructive.” -David S. Muzzey
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“Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do good and great things. Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it. Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it. Believe in yourself.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“He does not believe, that does not live according to his Belief.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 1838
“It is a good thing to believe; it is a good thing to admire. By continually looking upwards, our minds will themselves grow upwards; as a man, by indulging in habits of scorn and contempt for others, is sure to descend to the level of those he despises.” -Arthur Helps (1813 - 1875)
“If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.” -William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830): “Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners” (1821 - 1822), ‘On Great and Little Things’
“The only thing that separates any one of us from excellence is fear, and the opposite of fear is faith.” -Michael J. Fox (pseudonym of Michael Andrew Fox (born 1961))
“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” -Author Unknown
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“It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Poet at the Breakfast Table” (1872)
“We always act, feel, and perform according to what we imagine and believe to be true, about ourselves and our surroundings.” -Author Unknown
“Our faith gives us knowledge of something better.” -E. F. Schumacher
We are MFOL! . . . be of good cheer and talk to the world of happiness . . .
“I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God.” -C. G. Jung (Carl Gustav Jung (1875 - 1961))
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help you create the fact.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897)
“Nor do I seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe that I may understand. For this too I believe, that unless I first believe, I shall not understand.” -Anselm of Canterbury (about 1033 - about 1109)
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” -Alex Hamilton (born 1936): “Born Old” radio broadcast, as quoted in the “Listener” (9 November 1978)
“Faith can reach beyond the limits of current reason.” -Rosemary M. Wixom
“This is a time when we need faith, faith of a very definite and positive nature, the faith that will lead us to optimism. I believe that pessimism grows out of a lack of faith.” -Antoine R. Ivins
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“Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430)): “Ioannis Evangelium”
“Faith is a refusal to panic.” -D. Martyn Lloyd
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“Rarely do we find ourselves in circumstances in which we cannot choose for ourselves between faith and belief or doubt and uncertainty.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.” -Viktor E. Frankl (Viktor Emil Frankl (1905 - 1997))
“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible.” - Thomas Robert Gaines
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“The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” -Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright (1867 - 1959)
“Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself, and never mind the rest.” -Beatrix Potter (Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943))
“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969)
“In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.” -Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829)
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“I feel for all faiths the warm sympathy of one who has come to learn that even the trust in reason is a precarious faith, and that we are all fragments of darkness groping for the Sun. I know no more about the ultimates than the simplest urchin in the streets.” -Will Durant (William James ‘Will’ Durant (1885 - 1981)): “The Story of Civilization” (1935 - 1975), volume 6, ‘The Reformation’ (1957), ‘Preface’
“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.” -Brené Brown (Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965))
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“The question what to believe is perhaps the most momentous that anyone can put to himself. Our beliefs are not to be classed among the luxuries, but among the necessaries of existence.” -Felix Adler (1851 - 1933)
Faith
When you walk to the edge of all the light you have
And you take the first step into the darkness of the unknown,
You must believe that one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid for you to stand upon,
Or you will be taught to fly.
By Patrick Overton (Patrick Miles Overton (born 1948)): “The Leaning Tree” (1 January 1975); type of work: collected poems by a single author in book form; author website: https://patrickoverton.com
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“Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.” -William R. Inge (William Ralph Inge (1860 - 1954))
“As the essence of courage is to stake one’s life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists.” -William Salter
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“The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith.” -Donald Trump (Donald John Trump (born 1946))
“The progress of mankind has always depended upon those who, seemingly isolated and powerless in their own day, have seen their vision and remained true to it. In the darkening corridors of time, they preserved integral their vision of the daylight at the end. This is a matter not of calculation but of faith. Our work may be small and its results invisible to us. But we may rest assured it will come to fruition in God’s good time.” -John Ferguson (1921 - 1989): “The Enthronement of Love” (1 January 1950)
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“They are able because they think they are able.” [translation to English]
“Possunt, quia posse videntur.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “The Aeneid” (about 29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book V, line 231; variously translated as “They can because they think they can.”
“Faith is courage; it is creative. Despair is always destructive.” -David S. Muzzey
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“Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do good and great things. Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it. Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it. Believe in yourself.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“He does not believe, that does not live according to his Belief.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 1838
“It is a good thing to believe; it is a good thing to admire. By continually looking upwards, our minds will themselves grow upwards; as a man, by indulging in habits of scorn and contempt for others, is sure to descend to the level of those he despises.” -Arthur Helps (1813 - 1875)
“If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.” -William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830): “Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners” (1821 - 1822), ‘On Great and Little Things’
“The only thing that separates any one of us from excellence is fear, and the opposite of fear is faith.” -Michael J. Fox (pseudonym of Michael Andrew Fox (born 1961))
“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” -Author Unknown
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“It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Poet at the Breakfast Table” (1872)
“We always act, feel, and perform according to what we imagine and believe to be true, about ourselves and our surroundings.” -Author Unknown
“Our faith gives us knowledge of something better.” -E. F. Schumacher
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