“The most marvelous and far-reaching change which man ever undergoes is in his moral character and spiritual nature.”

— Kirby Page

Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 33
Context: The most significant change in a man is not the change in his bodily strength or mental capacity. The most marvelous and far-reaching change which man ever undergoes is in his moral character and spiritual nature.

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American clergyman 1890–1957

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