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title: "2 Earth Unworthy Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [I am not surprised that men who put their trust in an atom should fail in their slightest attempts to plumb truth, that with such limited vision they cannot see beyond the sky and the stars to God Himself; that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/i-am-not-surprised-that-men-who-put-their-trust-in-an-atom-should/)

[Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-de-la-bruyere/)

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> [“If Earth was such unworthy soil for God's best specimens, why did he perversely plant them there?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-donoghue/if-earth-was-such-unworthy-soil-for-god-s-best-specimens-why-did-he/)

[Emma Donoghue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-donoghue/)

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