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I don’t know how much you have lost faith in people; but you can still find someone to trust. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#lost #trust #faith

I don't like confrontation. ↗

— Terry Bradshaw

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Phoebe asked me, "Tell me, what do you think of the afterlife?" I was a bit nonplussed. I had no idea what she thought, but I knew that the question must be of greater interest to someone of her age than to me. But our conversation had been completely honest, and before I could speak, honesty and tact had joined hands in my answer. "I have no faith at all," I said, "but sometimes I have hope." I rather think," she replied, "that total annihilation is the most comfortable position." I was shaken. The horse clopped on. The children laughed behind us. When I die," she said, "I don't expect to see any of my loved ones again. I'll just become a part of all this." She waved her hand at the surrounding countryside. "That's all right with me. ↗

— Sena Jeter Naslund

#life #mortality #nature #age

Intercessory prayer is exceedingly prevalent. What wonders it has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvelous deeds. Believer, thou hast a mighty engine in thy hand, use it well, use it constantly, use it with faith, and thou shalt surely be a benefactor to thy brethren. ↗

— C.H.SPURGEON

#prayer #faith

There's no guarantee of disaster-free in any world religion, but love, faith and knowledge give men hope and willpower. ↗

— Toba Beta

#guarantee #hope #inspirational #knowledge #life

S'il n'existait pas Dieu il faudrait l'inventer." (If God did not exist he would have to be invented.) ↗

— Voltaire

#god #religion #faith

Even the most political poem is an act of faith. ↗

— Martin Espada

#poetry #faith

Our yearnings for happiness were implanted in our hearts by Diety. They represent a kind of homesickness, for we have a residual memory of our premortal existence. They are also a foretaste of the fullness of Joy that is promised to the faithful. ↗

— Jack H. Goaslind

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If you do not love, you will not be alive; if you love effectively, you will be killed. ↗

— Herbert McCabe

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You could put your faith in technology. It got you here, it can get you out" - Murray (WN 285). ↗

— Don DeLillo

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