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    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.

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An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

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We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried,
"Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!"
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We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried,
"Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!"
Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the blast!
What man can look on Death unterrified?

by Richard Watson Gilder Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Faith is spiritualized imagination.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

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The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all
weathers is that which is woven of read more

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all
weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the
sharp mordant of experience.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Faith Quotes,
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When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and read more

When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

by Cicero Found in: Faith Quotes,
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At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

by Nietzsche Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Faith is a state of openness or trust.

Faith is a state of openness or trust.

by Alan Watts Found in: Faith Quotes,
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Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown read more

Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.

by Ellen G White Found in: Faith Quotes,
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