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Nicolas Gomez Davila Quotes: The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions.
         

The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions.


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Total freedom of expression does not compensate for lack of talent.



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The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them.



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I did 'Little Dorrit' a few years ago; I really love doing period dramas. It's stuff like that I really enjoy watching.



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