Quote#Politics & Power
[H]e that despairs limits an infinite power to a finite apprehension,…
Quote byRobert South · 1634–1716
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions (1727), "All Contingencies under the Direction of God's Providence" (Sermon preached at Westminster Abbey, February 22, 1684–5). Vol. 1, pp. 135–136..
English (original)
[H]e that despairs limits an infinite power to a finite apprehension, and measures Providence by his own little contracted model.
— Robert South
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