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Humor Is A Prelude To Faith And Laughter Is The Beginning Of Prayer.
-Reinhold Niebuhr
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Humor Is A Prelude To Faith And
Reinhold Niebuhr
Humor Is A Prelude To Faith And Laughter Is The Beginning Of Prayer.
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