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More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing

More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

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The eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly and desperately drunk with a certain belief. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. – Maya Angelou

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Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults –a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe. – John Lancaster Spalding

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