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Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ↗

— St. Thomas Aquinas

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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love - but sometimes it was so hard to love. ↗

— Yann Martel

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Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and praise God in your loneliness. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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There is no logical reason to believe in God. There are emotional reasons, certainly, but I cannot have faith that nothing is something simply because it would be reassuring. I can no more believe in God than I can believe an invisible monkey lives in my ass; however, I would believe in both if they could be scientifically proven. ↗

— Andrew Davidson

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I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and the presence of God. ↗

— Meister Eckhart

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The faith is not the problem, Bernadette. The problem is the faithful. ↗

— Robert Ferrigno

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I feel that we should stop wasting our time trying to please the supernatural and concentrate on improving the welfare of human beings. I think that, uh, we should use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems, and stop relying on prayer and wishful thinking. If we have faith in ourselves, we won't have to have faith in gods. ↗

— Ruth Hurmence Green

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It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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What happened instead was that the tree fell in love with him and began to murmur fondly of the joy to be found in the eternal embrace of a red oak. "Always, always," it sighed, "faithful beyond any man's deserving. I will keep the color of your eyes when no other in the world remembers your name. There is no immortality but a tree's love. ↗

— Peter S. Beagle

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