Every mental act is composed of doubt and belief, but it is belief that is the positive, it is belief that sustains thought and holds the world together. (Soren Kierkegaard)

Every mental act is composed of doubt and belief, but it is belief that is the positive, it is belief that sustains thought and holds the world together.

Soren Kierkegaard

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