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The Spirit never makes men the instruments of converting others until…
Quote byCharles Hodge · 1797–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 122..
English (original)
The Spirit never makes men the instruments of converting others until they feel that they cannot do it themselves; that their skill in argument, in persuasion, in management, avails nothing.
— Charles Hodge
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