Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he b…

Mark Twain
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Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.402, Courier Corporation
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