“That is a final fact of my inner consciousness, and for no religion could I deny its truth.”

— Lin Yutang, book The Importance of Living

Source: The Importance of Living (1937), p. 407
Context: I feel, like all modern Americans, no consciousness of sin and simply do not believe in it. All I know is that if God loves me only half as much as my mother does, he will not send me to Hell. That is a final fact of my inner consciousness, and for no religion could I deny its truth.

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Chinese writer 1895–1976

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