The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man read more

The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful must take himself perpetually unfaithful to all the continual, successive, indefatigable, renascent errors.

Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But Microscopes are prudent
In read more

Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But Microscopes are prudent
In an emergency.

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison, read more

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried;
and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun- illuminated universe? Why should read more

The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun- illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?

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!]

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They read more

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.