#lievin

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

#force #gravitation #same

To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian. ↗

— David Hume

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Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#business #disbelief #force #government #into

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion. ↗

— Samuel Butler

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A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

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Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them? ↗

— Sargent Shriver

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There are reasons for believing that the English increase will far surpass others, and that the diffusion of the United States will ultimately produce the general population of America. ↗

— Ezra Stiles

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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

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Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government. ↗

— Gerald F. Lieberman

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Blessed be God that Thou hast filled the soul of Thy servant with joy and peace in believing. ↗

— Christopher Love

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