Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Mary Baker Eddy Author

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jul 16, 1821
  • Died: Dec 3, 1910

Mary Baker Eddy was the founder of Christian Science, a new religious movement, in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century.

Eddy wrote the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and in 1879 founded the Church of Christ, Scientist. She also founded the Christian Science Publishing Society, which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including The Christian Science Monitor.

Health is not a condition of matter, but of Mind. health

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art. art & religion

If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident. science

Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it. being alone, happiness & truth

Jealousy is the grave of affection. jealousy

Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer. experience

Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin. death

Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body. experience & fear

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 other thoughts from Winston Churchill