"The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God." ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Topic(s): Faith More From Oliver Wendell Holmes "Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." "Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke." "The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." More In Faith "The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak."― Augustus Hare "Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master."― Walter Rauschenbusch "The violence betwen women is unbelievable. Women try to make each other crawl so that their knees are bleeding."― Tori Amos