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To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
Alan Watts
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"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float."
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To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. — Alan Watts

About Alan Watts

Alan Watts was a Philosopher from United Kingdom (1915–1973).

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This quote is attributed to Alan Watts, a Philosopher from United Kingdom.
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Alan Watts lived from 1915 – 1973.
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