The fact is, those root-truths, on which the foundations of our being rest, are apprehended not logically at all, but mystically. This faculty of spi… - John Campbell Shairp

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The fact is, those root-truths, on which the foundations of our being rest, are apprehended not logically at all, but mystically. This faculty of spiritual apprehension, which is a very different one from those which are trained in schools and colleges, must be educated and fed, not less but more carefully than our lower faculties, else it will be starved and die, however learned and able in other respects we may become.

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About John Campbell Shairp

John Campbell Shairp (July 30, 1819 – September 18, 1885) was a Scottish critic and man of letters.

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Alternative Names: J. C. Shairp

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