Faith makes the discords of the present the harmonies of the future.

Faith makes the discords of the present the harmonies of the future.

How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which
to-day are fables to us!
[Fr., Combien read more

How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which
to-day are fables to us!
[Fr., Combien de choses nous servoient heir d'articles de foy,
qui nous sont fables aujourd'hui!]

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious
faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? read more

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious
faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If
not, have none of it.

Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him,
and from the top of it read more

Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him,
and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of
his law. The people assembled; Mahomet called the hill to come
to him, again and again, and when the hill stood still, he was
never a whit abashed, but said, "If the hill will not come to
Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill."

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.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are read more

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; read more

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests read more

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated.

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, read more

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.