Joseph Campbell quote: It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. ...

It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).

~ Joseph Campbell ~

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It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).

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