Quote#Books & Reading
When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult…
Quote byRobert Murray M'Cheyne · 1813–1843
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 39..
English (original)
When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.
— Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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