We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.
John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in half the creeds.
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| Birth: | 2nd June, 1840 |
| Death: | 25th August, 1916 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Pastor, Poet |
About
John Lancaster Spalding was born in Lebanon, Kentucky, USA. He was an American author, poet, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria, and a co-founder of The Catholic University of America. He wrote poetry under the pseudonym Henry Hamilton. He wrote several books include: Education and the Higher Life, The Poet's Praise (poetry), Aphorisms and Reflections, and Socialism and Labor.
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