“Value all books in proportion as they are agreeable to Scripture. Those that are nearest to it are the best, and those that are farthest from it, and most contrary to it, are the worst.”
Source: The Upper Room (1888), Ch. XIX: "Thoughts for Young Men"
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“Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.”
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