The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rath…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rather the opposite. If one has it one may permit oneself the beautiful luxury of skepticism: one is secure enough, fixed enough for it.
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