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You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect.
Ernest Renan
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"You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect."
— Ernest Renan

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You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect. — Ernest Renan

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Ernest Renan was a Philosopher from France (1823–1892).

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This quote is attributed to Ernest Renan, a Philosopher from France.
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Ernest Renan lived from 1823 – 1892.