 | 1856 - 692 pages
...Huntington, Francis L. Hawks ; and the following well-known noble sentence is prefixed as the mono: " He who begins by loving Christianity better than truth,...Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all." The book, though containing some things questionable in point of taste, and unnecessarily enlarged... | |
 | Henry Fowler - 1856 - 568 pages
...CONVERSATIONS WKBB THE SUMMER BAIN TO ITS BOOTS. TIIEIB GEXIAL INTEREST THE SUNSHINE TO ITS LEAVES. He who begins by loving Christianity better than truth, will proceed by loving his own soot or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all — COLIRIEOZ. PREFACE,... | |
 | Henry Fowler - 1856 - 578 pages
...LEAVES. He who begins by loving Christianity better than truth, vill procee.d by loving his own soct or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all — CO PREFACE. CABLYLE, in his Life of John Sterling, says, "I have remarked that a true delineation... | |
 | 1857 - 830 pages
...the sincerer for having dared fearlessly to pursue their inquiries. I agree with Coleridge, that " he who begins by loving Christianity better than truth,...Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all." ' ' And the result of this false attack, or manœuvre, of whatever kind you call it?" asked the major.... | |
 | 1920 - 1146 pages
...repeatedly reminded of Coleridge's great aphorism, applicable to all religions as well as Christianity: 'He who begins by loving Christianity better than...own sect or church better than Christianity, and end by loving himself better than all.' In all our classes, and especially in our Bible classes, there... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1859 - 496 pages
...independent thought. Coleridge himself says (in the 25th Aphorism of his ' Aids to Reflection'), ' He who begins by loving Christianity better than truth,...Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all.' As to the fundamental difference of opinion respecting the sources of our knowledge (apart from the... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1859 - 500 pages
...of independent thought. Coleridge himself says (in the 25th Aphorism of his ' Aids to Reflection'), 'He who begins by loving Christianity better than...Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all.' As to the fundamental difference of opinion respecting the sources of our knowledge (apart from the... | |
 | 1859 - 914 pages
...all understanding." Perhaps even worse than harshness is insincerity. Coleridge truly remarks, that " He who begins by loving Christianity better than truth...proceed by loving his own sect or church better than Christ, and end by loving himself better than all." It is a shameful thing that the apostles of truth... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 786 pages
...apply in their extremity, " Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out." Archbishop Whately. He who begins by loving Christianity better than Truth,...Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all. Coleridge. When every man is his own end, all things will couie to a bad end. We want public souls... | |
 | 1861 - 636 pages
...approaching apostasy, bitter conflicts, and separations. That is a weighty aphorism of Coleridge, " He who begins by loving Christianity better than truth,...Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all." But perhaps the darkest and saddest omen to be seen is the contempt and ridicule which some professed... | |
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He, who begins by loving Christianity, better than truth, will proceed by loving his own sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all. 
