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It's an act of faith to be a writer in a postliterate world.

Our faith comes in moments . . . yet there is a depth in those brief moments which constrains us to ascribe more reality to them than to all other experiences.

It goes far toward making a man faithful to let him understand that you think him so; and he that does but suspect I will deceive him, gives me a sort of right to do so.

Faith is a most precious commodity, without which we should be very badly off.

The true faith discovered was When painted panel, statuary, Glass-mosaic, window-glass, Amended what was told awry By some peasant gospeler.

Faith simply tunes into and turns on the divine flow that has always been present.

Through primrose tufts, in that sweet bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.

Faith is something a lot of people relate to as a God-thing, but it's also faith in yourself.

Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.

I'm not [a Buddhist]. The whole point of anything that is really, truly valuable to your soul, and your own growth, is not to attach to a teacher, but rather to find out what the real deal is in the world itself. You become your own guide. The teachings can help you, but really, we're all here with the opportunity the reality of hereness. We all have that. I trust that...I'm just not interested in labels. I find all of them constrictive. They're hard to wear. And they're hard to wear because we're always - hopefully - growing.

Faith makes blessed. Consequently it lies.

and how we are all preparing for that abrupt waking, and that calling, and that moment we have to say yes, except it will not come so grandly, so Biblically, but more subtly and intimately in the face of the one you know you have to love

Blessed is the one who has arrived at infinite ignorance.

Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own.

A teacher's major contribution may pop out anonymously in the life of some ex-student's grandchild. A teacher, finally, has nothing to go on but faith, a student nothing to offer in return but testimony.

In the realist, faith is not born from miracles, but miracles from faith.

Faith in the king comes easily in lovely times, but be faithful now and endure, pale lover.

My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible

Remain faithful to the light... Remember, the sun is shining behind the clouds.

That is the great fact which you ought to remember. We are the children of the Almighty, we are sparks of the infinite, divine fire. How can we be nothings? We are everything, ready to do everything, we can do everything, and man must do everything.

You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.