Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not…

Henry David Thoreau
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Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated), p.2130, Delphi Classics
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Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated), p.2130, Delphi Classics

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