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A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words?

A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words?

W. Somerset Maugham
God, Infinite, Understood

The Almighty can hardly be such a fool as the churches make out.

W. Somerset Maugham
God, Church, Fool
W. Somerset Maugham (2013). “The Essential W. Somerset Maugham Collection”, p.1732, eBookIt.com

We didn't think much in the air corps of a fellow who wangled a cushy job out of his C.O. by buttering him up. It was hard for me to believe that God thought much of a man who tried to wangle salvation by fulsome flattery. I should have thought the worship most pleasing to him was to do your best according to your lights.

W. Somerset Maugham
God, Jobs, Believe
W. Somerset Maugham (2008). “The Razor's Edge”, p.275, Random House

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