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Persons of mean understandings, not so inquisitive, nor so well instructed, are made good Christians, and by reverence and obedience, implicitly believe, and abide by their belief.
Persons of mean understandings, not so inquisitive, nor so well instructed, are made good Christians, and by reverence and obedience, implicitly believe, and abide by their belief.
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- Montaigne (identity unresolved)
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 115 · quotation 15 · Montaigne · Essays. Of Vain Subleties.
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