Quote by Augustus Hare

Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us?

Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents

Summary

This quote suggests that love is asymmetric, flowing more strongly from parents to children rather than the other way around. It also implies that the love of God towards humanity surpasses any love that humans can express towards God, highlighting the profound magnitude of God's love for humankind.

By Augustus Hare

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