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Quote by Florence Scovel Shinn
Faith without nerve is dead.
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The quote says that belief alone is not enough. Faith must be joined with nerve—courage to stand by it or act on it. Without that courage, faith becomes powerless and has no real effect.
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- Internet Sacred Text Archive, *Your Word Is Your Wand* (1928)
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