Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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Non-violence is the article of faith.
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Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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South Africans are caring, compassionate and loving people.
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It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to unite themselves with any of the religious sects.
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Unity in faith is theocracy; unity in politics is fascism.
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I've had faith my whole life that there was someone looking out for me, a spirit guide, a soul guide.
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Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.
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Religious beliefs have played a vital role in forming America's character as well as my own. I was raised as a Lutheran, and I believe in God and consider my faith and involvement with organized religion to be an important part of who I am.
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If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.
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Nothing guarantees that reasonable people will agree about everything, of course, but the unreasonable are certain to be divided by their dogmas. It is time we recognized that this spirit of mutual inquiry, which is the foundation of all real science, is the very antithesis of religious faith.
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Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.
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The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.
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Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's 'Jupiter Symphony' is sublime and beautiful?' There are all sorts of things which come at a more lowly level than that - 'How do I know that two plus two equals four?' There are different layers, different types of knowing.
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We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
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At the core of my dad is, he has a very strong faith. He believes very firmly in loving God.
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I've been really privileged to work for two presidents - President Obama and President Clinton - who are both people of faith, who value faith, and who respect that others have the same feelings in their own lives.
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In spite of all the dishonour, the broken standards, the broken lives, The broken faith in one place or another, There was something left that was more than the tales Of old men on winter evenings.
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A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles.
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I was a policeman for 18 years.
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The devotee of truth is often obliged to grope in the dark.
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A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.
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My uncle, Mr. Stephen Maple, had been at the same time the most successful and the least respectable of our family, so that we hardly knew whether to take credit for his wealth or to feel ashamed of his position.
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Faith receives, day by day, what a loving Heavenly Father apportions.
