The virtue of paganism was strength the virtue of Christianity is obedience.
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Augustus Hare
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About Augustus Hare
Augustus John Cuthbert Hare was an English writer, man of letters, and painter. He was best known for his numerous travel memoirs, correspondence with famous literary figures, and autobiography.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Augustus HareThe power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.
Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents and who among the sons of men ever loved God w…
Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.
The intellect of the wise is like glass it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.
To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise.
Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents and who among the sons of men ever loved God w…
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The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.