--- title: "1 God Believed Quotes By Howard Bahr" description: "1 God Believed quotes by Howard Bahr. Plus more from Howard Bahr and more God Believed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/howard-bahr-45175_best-gift_in-spite-of-all-he-had-seen-cass-still-b_2551686.jpg" --- > [“In spite of all he had seen, Cass still believed in the fundamental decency of cats and men. He knew that God believed in it, too, in spite of all He’d seen – iin spite of all His grieving and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-bahr/in-spite-of-all-he-had-seen-cass-still-believed-in-the-fundamental/) [Howard Bahr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-bahr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/howard-bahr-45175_best-gift_in-spite-of-all-he-had-seen-cass-still-b_2551686.jpg) ## More by Howard Bahr > [“Then as Anna listened another sound began to rise within the first. 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