“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Source: The Ethics of Confucius
“Faith, considered as a habit, is no more precious than other gracious habits are; but considered as an instrument to receive Christ and His righteousness, it excels them all; and this instrumentality of faith is noted in the phrases, "by faith," and "through faith."”
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 236.
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Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher
Section 13; often the final portion of this is quoted alone as: "Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power."
Reflections on the Human Condition (1973)
Context: The Savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
There are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith: a demand for absolute obedience; a readiness to attempt the impossible; a bias for simple solutions — to cut the knot rather than unravel it; the viewing of compromise as surrender; the tendency to manipulate people and "experiment with blood."
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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 362.
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Steve Maraboli (1975)
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“Don't put your faith in the innovations. Keep your faith in Christ.”
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