這是壹句格言，寫得非常的精練，省去了重復的不必要的詞，現將它們恢復到句子中便於理解其語法現象：Faith is to the people, like wings of a bird are to a bird，our faith is the flying wings of a bird. 經過改寫之後可以清楚地看到是簡單的主系表結構。