Ambrose Bierce Quotes About Faith
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Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin.
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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
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UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.
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LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.
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DELUSION, n. The father of a most respectable family, comprising Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope, Charity and many other goodly sons and daughters.
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