Just a few words that struck me during our read-aloud time of late...
The truth is, that folks' fancy that such and such things cannot be,
simply because they have not seen them,
is worth no more than a savage's fancy that there cannot be such a thing as a locomotive,
because he never saw one running wild in the forest.
Wise men know that their business is to examine what is, and not to settle what is not.
The Water-Babies
Charles Kingsley
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We finished up The Water Babies a few months ago and I found Kingsley very quotable. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I love this book. Such wise words peppered throughout! This particular quote is testimony of what faith is, and I couldn't help but be impressed by it :-)
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