Men are merely on a lower or higher stage of an eminence, whose summit is God's throne infinitely … - John Ruskin

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John Ruskin

Men are merely on a lower or higher stage of an eminence, whose summit is God's throne infinitely above all; and there is just as much reason for the wisest as for the simplest man being discontent with his position, as respects the real quantity of knowledge he possesses.

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