Quote#Nature
As ages roll on there is doubtless a progression in human nature. The…
Quote byJames McCosh · 1811–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 216..
English (original)
As ages roll on there is doubtless a progression in human nature. The intellectual comes to rule the physical, and the moral claims to subordinate both. It is no longer strength of body that prevails, but strength of mind; while the law of God proclaims itself superior to both.
— James McCosh
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