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Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.

John Calvin

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Der menschliche Geist ist wie ein Vorrat an Götzendienst und Aberglaube; So sehr, dass, wenn ein Mensch seinem eigenen Geist glaubt, es sicher ist, dass er Gott verlassen und ein Idol in seinem eigenen Gehirn schmieden wird.

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