“Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.”

Meaning

The quote suggests that faith can survive in bleak conditions and even feed on doubt rather than be destroyed by it. It presents hope as something that can grow out of confrontation with death, uncertainty, and despair.

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Original Language & Translation

Originally said in English.

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