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Henry David Thoreau on Faith

1817–1862 United States

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Who could believe in prophecies of Daniel or of Miller that the world would end this summer, while one milkweed with faith matured its seeds?

The Dispersion of Seeds (1993)

We are as much as we see. Faith is sight and knowledge. The hands only serve the eyes.

Journals (1838)

There are various, nay, incredible faiths; why should we be alarmed at any of them? What man believes, God believes.

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry David Thoreau (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.