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“Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch, which ought to be applied as sparingly as possible. I dislike the stuff. I do not believe in it, for its own sake, at all... My lawgivers are Erasmus and Montaigne, not Moses and St Paul. My temple stands not upon Mount Moriah but in the Elysian Field where even the immoral are admitted. My motto is 'Lord, I disbelieve - help thou my unbelief.”

Quote by E. M. Forster

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E. M. Forster was an English novelist known for his modernist works. His most famous novel, 'A Passage to India', delves into themes of colonialism and the intricacies of human relationships. Forster's writing is renowned for its wit, irony, and philosophical depth. more

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