#faithful

Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us. ↗

— William Ames

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Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all the things needed to live well and blessedly to God. ↗

— William Ames

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Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can say, 'Well, look, something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up. ↗

— Tom Hanks

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It has worked great good in other communities in the state where it has been honestly and faithfully tried, and I feel confident it will do the same in Pitt, if we faithfully administer the law, and that it will bring gladness and joy into the homes of the people. ↗

— Thomas Jordan Jarvis

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I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives. ↗

— Jackie Kennedy

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To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes. ↗

— Richard Russo

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The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character. ↗

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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