Sylvester Scovel Quotes

SCOVEL, Sylvester Quotes

(1796-1850), American clergyman and educator

Character

We shall never wander from Christ while we make character the end and aim of all our intellectual discipline; and we shall never misconceive character while we hold fast to Christ, and keep him first in our motto and our hearts.

Education

To know the laws of God in nature and revelation, and then to fashion the affections and will into harmony with those laws—this is education.