Henry Drummond
Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897)
Henry Drummond (17 August 1851 – 11 March 1897) was a Scottish evangelist, biologist, writer, and lecturer.
Quotes
edit- [T]here is no greatness in things. Things cannot be great. The only greatness is unselfish love.
- The Greatest Thing in the World (1890), p. 29, after quoting Jeremiah 45:5
- The test of a man then is not, "How have I believed?" but "How have I loved?”
- The Greatest Thing in the World (1890), p. 61, after paraphrasing Matthew 25:31–46
- I lived for myself, I thought for myself,
For myself, and none beside—
Just as if Jesus had never lived,
As if He had never died.- The Greatest Thing in the World (1890), p. 63, on the uncharitable
About
edit- I knew Mr. Henry Drummond, and the memory of his strong, warm hand-clasp is like a benediction. He was the most sympathetic of companions. He knew so much and was so genial that it was impossible to feel dull in his presence.
- Helen Keller, The Story of My Life (New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905)
