It is a very fine thing to have an open mind. But it is a fine thing only if you have the ability to make a decision after considering all sides of a question.
—James Edward Smith
Topics: Mind
A botanist should be a man of a liberal and enlarged mind, who looks upon all the productions of nature with an eye of science, but with a heart of sensibility.
—James Edward Smith
God’s holiness is not just a moral category; it is the very essence of His ‘otherness.’ To understand the Law is to understand how a holy God can dwell among an unholy people.
—James Edward Smith
The fairest flower in the garden of creation is a young mind, offering and unfolding itself to the influence of divine wisdom, as the heliotrope turns its sweet blossoms to the sun.
—James Edward Smith
Topics: Youth
Biblical wisdom is not the pursuit of high intelligence, but the application of God’s truth to the ‘nitty-gritty’ of daily existence.
—James Edward Smith
In the herb of the field, as well as in the stars of heaven, the finger of God is clearly to be traced.
—James Edward Smith
The study of nature is a primary duty of man; it is a source of the most pure and innocent pleasure.
—James Edward Smith
Leave a Reply