persistent belief Quotes

Belief is harder to shake than knowledge.

The Indwelling of Christ by faithis to have Jesus Christ continually in one’s eye, a habitual sight of Him. I call it so because a man actually does not always think of Christ; but as a man does not look up to the sun continually, yet he sees the light of it. So you should carry along and bear along in your eye the sight and knowledge of Christ, so that at least a presence of Him accompanies you, which faith makes.

I was right then, I'm right now. I think time has proven me right.

The faith which saves is not one single act done on a certain day: it is an act continued and persevered in throughout the life of man.

The evidence that you truly repented long ago when you said you did is because you're still repenting now and even to a greater degree. The evidence that you believed a long time ago is that you're still believing now and ever more believing in greater and greater degrees.

If there's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come, there is nothing more ubiquitously pervasive than an idea whose time won't go.

The most persistent of all attractive illusions in our country may be that racism can be ended by one single blow.

Well,' said Ransom, 'if it is a delusion, it's a pretty stubborn one.

I think she always nursed a small mad hope.