Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.

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The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy....

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy....

When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked...

When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked...

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make...

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make...

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the...

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the...

In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies...

In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this,...

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this,...

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it...

You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it...

Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of...

Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of...

Gambling cant rely on management. If its bout business Ima handle it. I see it...

Gambling cant rely on management. If its bout business Ima handle it. I see it...