"Belief is in a sense passive, an agreement or acceptance only; faith is active and positive, embracing such reliance and confidence as will lead to works. Faith in Christ comprises belief in Him, combined with trust in Him. One cannot have faith without belief; yet he may believe and still lack faith. Faith is vivified, vitalized, living belief."

Source : James E. Talmage (2012). “Articles of Faith: Being a Consideration of the Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”, p.69, Lulu.com

James E. Talmage

#Believe Quotes #Acceptance Quotes #Agreement Quotes

“If we are going to do away with polygamy, it would only be one feather in the bird, one ordinance in the Church and Kingdom. Do away with that, then we must do away with the prophets and apostles, with revelation and the gifts and graces of the Gospel, and finally give up our religion altogether.”
“I think that if he [Donald Trump] does really want to make gains, if he does want to find a path to those voters who are in the middle, then he needs to do different things than just do these rallies.”
“You need experience around you when you are a young player. You need to know how to run a team, to lead a team and to play as a team which means, your team has leaders but you still function as a team.”

Source : Source: www.china.org.cn
“True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.”

Source : 'Cynthia's Revels' (1600) act 3, sc. 2
“The modern superstition is that we're free of superstition.”

Source : Graham Joyce (2012). “Some Kind of Fairy Tale: A Novel”, p.164, Anchor
“I think of images as an immune system and a transit system.”
“Phonogram is the memory of a long period in my life through a surprisingly small filter. Those characters are basically the golem who accompanied me on that decade and a half.”

Source : "The Return of the Ultimate Music-Obsessive Comic, Phonogram". Interview with Tom Ewing, pitchfork.com. August 12, 2015.
“I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.”

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