The distance which separates incredulity from faith is

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The distance which separates incredulity from faith is by Omar Khayyam

The distance which separates incredulity from faith is
but a breath,—that which separates doubt from certainty
is equally but a breath. Let us, then, pass this precious
space of a breath gaily, for our life also is only separated
[from death] by the space of a breath.
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