“Some of us have young faith, some broken faith, and some mature faith.”
John Townsend (1952) Canadian clinical psychologist and author
Where Is God (2009, Thomas Nelson publishers)
“But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast
To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.”
Part II. <br class="br"> Lalla Rookh http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00generallinks/lallarookh/index.html (1817), Part I-III: The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan
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