THE VALUE OF SAINTLINESS William James

The Varieties of Religious Experience William James A Study in Human Nature LECTURES XIV and XV – THE VALUE OF SAINTLINESS, thoughtsofgod.com, Thoughts of God, David Reese

It is its truth, not its utility, you insist, upon which our verdict ought to depend. If religion is true, its fruits are good fruits, even though in this world they should prove uniformly ill adapted and full of naught but pathos.