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On the back was the ultimate symbol of the ancients’ hubris and blasphemy—an apple with a bite taken out of it.
Dear Father, I thank thee for sparing me to see another day. Grant me I beseech thee the strength to resist temptation, and the piety to serve thy glory today and for ever more. Amen.
All civilisations consider themselves invulnerable; history warns us that none is.
“Faith that cannot withstand the truth is not a faith worth holding.”
“One does not burn knowledge! That is a show for the common folk. One hides knowledge—one keeps it close.