Among the many strange servilities mistaken for pieties, one of the least lovely is that which hopes to flatter God by despising the world, and vilifying human nature.


Vol. 1, p. 23 - The Foundations of a Creed (1874-5)

George Henry Lewes Quotes

Among the many strange servilities mistaken for pieties, one of the least lovely is that which hopes to flatter God by despising the world, and...

Among the many strange servilities mistaken for pieties, one of the least lovely is that which hopes to flatter God by despising the world, and...

Among the many strange servilities mistaken for pieties, one of the least lovely is that which hopes to flatter God by despising the world, and...

Among the many strange servilities mistaken for pieties, one of the least lovely is that which hopes to flatter God by despising the world, and...