Quote#Wisdom
But I am unable to reach the lofty theme; — yet I do not think that…
Quote byRowland Hill · 1744–1833
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: P. 269..
English (original)
But I am unable to reach the lofty theme; — yet I do not think that the smallest fish that swims in the boundless ocean ever complains of the immeasurable vastness of the deep. So it is with me, I can plunge with my puny capacity, into a subject, the immensity of which I shall never be able fully to comprehend.
— Rowland Hill
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