I abhor a hoe. I am fond of flowers but not of dirt, and had rather buy them than cultivate them.
About Lyman Abbott
Lyman J. Abbottwas an American Congregationalist theologian, editor, and author.
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The highest qualities of character… must be earned.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice- but as yet unstained.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
Every life is a march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
I abhor a hoe. I am fond of flowers but not of dirt, and had rather buy them than cultivate them.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
Religion is not a conclusion of the reason.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
I cannot harness a horse. I am afraid of a cow.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)
Patience is passion tamed.
American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)