There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride. They have yielded to the perennial temptation.

Walter Lippmann
There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine...
There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine...
There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine...
There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine...
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The pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission are people who think they know everything there is to know. They believe they do not need any help in their daily lives. But, they are wrong. The pretenders to this knowledge are often very proud of their accomplishments and the knowledge they claim to possess.

They tend to think that others need them or should listen to them. They must be humbled because they are prideful people who cannot admit that they could use the help of someone else occasionally.

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