The object of preaching is, constantly to remind mankind of what mankind are constantly forgetting; not to supply the defects of human intelligence, but to fortify the feebleness of human resolutions.
Sydney Smith (1771-1845) English clergyman, essayist, wit
“The Judge That Smites Contrary to the Law,” sermon (28 Mar1824)
In <i>The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith</i> (1860)
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