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Willmott, the English essayist, says poetry is the natural religion of literature.

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The God of merely traditional believers is the great Absentee of the universe.
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Nemesis is one of God's handmaids.
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Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.
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Laws are the silent assessors of God.
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After every storm the sun will smile for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
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