proverb · Words worth keeping
Faith will move mountains.
Faith will move mountains.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying makes faith move mountains. It represents belief as capable of facing something that seems overwhelmingly difficult.
What the words are saying
The mountain gives the challenge a large scale. A qualified reading can recognise encouragement without promising that belief changes every outcome or treating failure as insufficient faith. It supplies neither a physical claim about mountains nor a requirement to rely on belief instead of practical help.
Everyday example
Someone draws encouragement from their beliefs while seeking the support a difficult undertaking needs.
When to use it
Use it to discuss encouragement through belief with outcomes unpromised.
What it does not mean
Faith does not establish guaranteed success or make a setback evidence of personal failure.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
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- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 446; PDF page 66
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