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“I am one of the few goyim who have ever actually tackled the Talmud. I suppose you now expect me to add that it is a profound and noble work, worthy of hard study by all other goyims. Unhappily, my report must differ from this expectation. It seems to me, save for a few bright spots, to be quite indistinguishable from rubbish.”

Hard Seems Belief Study Expectations Add Profound Jew Worthy Noble Spots Reports Superstitions Rubbish Goyim

Author:H. L. Mencken

“'I believe, Mr. Snitchey,' said Alfred, 'there are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices of self, and noble acts of heroism, in it - even in many of its apparent lightnesses and contradictions - not the less difficult to achieve, because they have no earthly chronicle or audience - done every day in nooks and corners, and in little households, and in men's and women's hearts - any one of which might reconcile the sternest man to such a world, and fill him with belief and hope in it.”

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books

“A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul.”

Soul Belief Existence Atheism Female Mark Deny Positive Atheism Noble Paradise Spouse Discontent

Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

“Religious faith is the only area of discourse where immunity through conversation is considered noble . It's the only area of our lives where someone can win points for saying, "There's nothing that you can do to change my mind and I'm taking no state of the world ultimately into account in believing what I believe. There's nothing to change about the world that would cause me to revise my beliefs.”

World Mind Believe States Winning Belief I Believe Causes Can Do Religious Our Lives Conversation Areas Accounts Noble Discourse Religious Faith Immunity

Author:Sam Harris

“The sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is the result of what police call "noble cause corruption," the belief that because you are dedicated to doing good, you can do no wrong.”

Belief Sex Causes Can Do Church Results Abuse Police Catholic Crisis Corruption Noble Dedicated Doing Good Catholic Church Noble Causes Sex Abuse

Author:Alex Gibney

“It was truly very good reason that we should be beholden to God only, and to the favour of his grace, for the truth of so noble a belief, since from his sole bounty we receive the fruit of immortality, which consists in the enjoyment of eternal beatitude.... The more we give and confess to owe and render to God, we do it with the greater Christianity.”

Giving Should Reason Belief Christianity Greater Grace Eternal Fruit Very Good Noble Immortality Enjoyment Sole Favour Bounty

Book:Annotated Essays of Michel de Montaigne with English Grammar Exercises: by Michel de Montaigne (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)

Source: Annotated Essays of Michel de Montaigne with English Grammar Exercises: by Michel de Montaigne (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)