John Quincy Adams: Frases de fe
John Quincy Adams era político estadounidense. Explorar las citas interesantes en fe..
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Original: «To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, therefore, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself, and enlarges the sphere of existence».
Fuente: Quincy, Josiah. Memoir of the life of John Quincy Adams. Edición reimpresa. Editorial Crosby, Nichols, Lee and company, 1860. Página 265. https://books.google.es/books?id=XDwOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA265&dq=To+furnish+the+means+of+acquiring+knowledge+is+.+.+.+the+greatest+benefit+that+can+be+conferred+upon+mankind.+It+prolongs+life+itself+and+enlarges+the+sphere+of+existence&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfpd6UmObfAhWNDWMBHcKXB4UQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=To%20furnish%20the%20means%20of%20acquiring%20knowledge%20is%20.%20.%20.%20the%20greatest%20benefit%20that%20can%20be%20conferred%20upon%20mankind.%20It%20prolongs%20life%20itself%20and%20enlarges%20the%20sphere%20of%20existence&f=false
Original: «All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse».
Fuente: Feulner, Edwin J.; Tracy, Brian. The American Spirit: Celebrating the Virtues and Values that Make Us Great. Editorial Thomas Nelson, 2012. ISBN 9781595553904. p. 95.