"Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom."
― Julia Ward Howe
Topic(s):
Wisdom
More From Julia Ward Howe
- "Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion."
- "I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past."
- "Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature."
More In Wisdom
- "Yeah, my dream would be to work for 6 months and then have 6 months to play, just snowboarding, surfing, and going to cool places to listen and be alone and kinda chill out."― Marc Newson
- "I have a full life: I have two amazing kids, I have great friends, great family. And right now, that’s plenty for me to manage. A new relationship just seems like way too much work."― Sarah McLachlan
- "I mean, the part you don’t like, I mean, that’s the only part. That’s the part no one likes, and that is the criticisms, and the unfair criticisms, I might add, of my husband. But that’s also just a fact of life in politics."― Laura Bush