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Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.
Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of read more
I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight that do not supply the Americans with some precious commodity, then the education of the public does not take place. But when the dictator falls, when the oil is threatened, then you turn on the television and they tell you where the country is, what the language is, how to pronounce the names of the leaders, what the religion is all about, and maybe you can cut out recipes in the newspaper of Persian dishes.
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, read more
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
When you have faith in yourself you don’t need others to believe in you.
When you have faith in yourself you don’t need others to believe in you.
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
