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People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. ↗

It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored. ↗

— James K. Polk

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Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout. ↗

— Andy Rooney

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Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God. ↗

— William Ames

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Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn't do it. ↗

— Jason Bateman

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But as a kid, I loved 'Monty Python.' My Dad was a devout watcher. We used to watch it when we ate dinner! ↗

— Wes Bentley

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My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confident was she in the strength of the Federal Government that she devoutly believed that the struggle could not last longer than six months at the utmost. ↗

— Buffalo Bill

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I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind. ↗

— Mos Def

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To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished. ↗

— James Dickey

#precise #reckless #wished

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one. ↗

— Anatole France

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