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Men are more resilient than that, I think. Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

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I believe in rendering to science the things that belong to science. I have no problem with evolution or discussions of the age of the Earth, for I do...more

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People today...it seems they are good, or sometimes evil, mostly by inertia, not by choice.

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What was the purpose, then, of everything they taught in here? If it couldn't prevent men from acting like monsters?

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There is something beyond. Though perhaps my belief is merely my own desire wishing it to be so.""You are not encouraging me. Aren't You omnipotent?""...more

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Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.

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There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person's life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn't take one step, then find yourself in a co...more

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Men like you preach change, but I wonder. Is this a battle we can really fight?”“You’re fighting it already, Goodman Mennis. You’re just losing horrib...more

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What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?

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Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don't continue in it after failure.

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You said their prayer – is this the religion you believe in, then?" „I believe in them all.” Vin frowned. „None of them contradict each other?” Sazed ...more

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Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?

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People are valuable, Mistress Vin, and so—therefore—are their beliefs.

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Vin paused. "And you have all of these religions memorized?""As much as is possible," Sazed said. "Their prayers, their beliefs, their mythologies. Ma...more

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There were a group of people before the Ascension known as the Astalsi. They claimed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of ill luc...more