I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.
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Unbelievers think they have made great efforts to get at the truth when they have spent a few hours in reading some book out of Holy Scripture, and have questioned some cleric about the truths of the faith. After that, they boast that they have searched in books and among men in vain.
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We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.
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I made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it short.
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