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Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. ↗

— Paul Tillich

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The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest. ↗

— Martin Luther

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No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind. ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

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Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

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You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin – to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours – closer than you yourself keep it. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo. Anyway: there it is. We know most of what Gandalf has told you. We know a good deal about the ring. We are horribly afraid–but we are coming with you; or following you like hounds. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving. ↗

— Frederick Buechner

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The road to hell isn't paved with gold, it's paved with faith. Faith in a dollar that's backed by a belief that people have faith in other people's belief in it. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk. ↗

— Mark Haddon

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I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

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