Quote by John Woolman

If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use.

If kind parents love their children and delight in their hap

Summary

This quote suggests that if loving and caring parents exhibit love and joy in their children's happiness, then a perfectly good being who allows the spread of diseases must have a purpose for doing so. It implies that such a being, like a divine entity, would have a reason for allowing afflictions to exist and affecting humanity. Overall, the quote hints at the idea that there may be a deeper plan or intention behind the presence of suffering and illnesses in the world.

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Happiness

By John Woolman

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