Quote#War
Our Lord has many weak children in His family, many dull pupils in…
Quote byJohn Charles Ryle · 1816–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. John (1865–1873), Vol. III, John XX: 24–31, p. 406.
English (original)
Our Lord has many weak children in His family, many dull pupils in His school, many raw soldiers in His army, and many lame sheep in His flock. Yet He bears with them all, and casts none away.
— John Charles Ryle
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