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Catholic Quote by Mark Twain

“What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything.” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything.”

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