Henry More Quotes on Knowledge
Henry More was an English philosopher and one of the foremost Cambridge Platonists. This page collects quotes attributed to Henry More on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Henry More:
“Reason is the ally, not the enemy, of true religion.”
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Attributed to Henry More:
“The light of reason and the light of grace shine from the same source.”
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“A Hymn of Praise" (1668)”
Tell mankind Jehovah reigns; He shall bind the world in chains, So as it shall never slide, And with sacred justice guide. Let the smiling heavens rejoice, Joyful earth exalt her voice; Let the dancing billows roar, Echoes answer from the shore, Fields their flowery mantles shake; All shall in their joy partake; While the wood-musicians sing To the ever-youthful spring. Fill His courts with sacred -
“Quoted by H.P. Blavatsky , in Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, (1877)”
...indeed, if there were any modesty left in mankind, the histories of the Bible might abundantly assure men of the existence of angels and spirits... I look upon it as a special piece of Providence that . . . fresh examples of apparitions may awaken our benumbed and lethargic minds into an assurance that there are other intelligent beings besides those that are clothed in heavy earth or clay . .