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Henry St. John Quote

“Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.”

— Henry St. John

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Every man's reason is every man's oracle: this oracle is best consulted in the silence of retirement.

— Henry St. John

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— C. H. Spurgeon

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Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider how a man comes out of the furnace; gold will lie for a month in the furnace without losing a grain.

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Night brings out stars as sorrow shows us truths.

— P. J. Bailey

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An unsanctified temper is a fruitful source of error, and a mighty impediment to truth.

— E. L. Magoon

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If you wish to be assured of the truth of Christianity, try it. Believe, and if thy belief be right, that insight which gradually transmutes faith into knowledge will be the reward of thy belief.

— S. T. Coleridge

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