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T. S. Eliot

For love would be love of the wrong thing there is yet faith, But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.

T. S. Eliot

Faith

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The quote suggests that love might sometimes be directed toward something undeserving, yet faith remains present despite this misdirection. It emphasizes that faith, love, and hope are all experienced through the act of patiently waiting rather than immediate certainty.

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