William Gilmore Simms Quote

Revelation may not need the help of reason, but man does, even when in possession of revelation. Reason may be described as the candle in the man's hand, to which revelation brings the necessary flame.


Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside (ed. 1853)


Revelation may not need the help of reason, but man does, even when in possession of revelation. Reason may be described as the candle in the man's...

Revelation may not need the help of reason, but man does, even when in possession of revelation. Reason may be described as the candle in the man's...

Revelation may not need the help of reason, but man does, even when in possession of revelation. Reason may be described as the candle in the man's...

Revelation may not need the help of reason, but man does, even when in possession of revelation. Reason may be described as the candle in the man's...