Occupation: Philosopher Birth: April 1, 1811 Death: November 16, 1894
Newton supposed that all matter attracted other matter inversely according to the square of the distance; and the hypothesis was found to account for….
I hold that we have a very imperfect knowledge of the works of nature till we view them as works of God,— not only as works of mechanism, but works o….
They who know most of God on earth or heaven know that they know little after all; but they know that they may know more and more of Him throughout e….
When Christianity is received, it stimulates the faculties, and calls forth new ideas, new motives and new sentiments. It has been the mother of all ….
True humility is a Christian grace and one of the fruits of the Spirit, originating in a deep consciousness of sin past and present, and leading us t….
Our Lord's miracles were all essential parts of His one consistent life. They were wrought as evidences not only of His power, but of His mercy. They….
As ages roll on there is doubtless a progression in human nature. The intellectual comes to rule the physical, and the moral claims to subordinate bo….
It is the man that makes the motive, and not the motive the man..
Pride looks back upon its past deeds, and calculating with nicety what it has done, it commits itself to rest; whereas humility looks to that which i….
The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think..