Quote#Truth
Here, all ye learned, full of all Dispute
Quote byJohn Byrom · 1692–1763
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Miscellaneous Poems (1773), "On Works of Mercy and Compassion, Considered as The Proofs of True Religion", St. 6.
English (original)
Here, all ye learned, full of all Dispute, Of true and false Religion lies the Root. The Mind of Christ, when He became a Man, With all Its Tempers, forms its real Plan, The Sheep from Goats distinguishing full well; — His Love is Heav'n, and Want of It is Hell.
— John Byrom
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