Quote#Truth
He, who begins by loving Christianity better than Truth, will proceed…
Quote bySamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1772–1834
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Aids to Reflection (1825), Aphorism 63, p. 89.
English (original)
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.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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