"I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will."

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Source: Elias Hicks (1828). “The Quaker, Being a Series of Sermons by Members of the Society of Friends ...”, p.223

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Elias Hicks

Quaker Minister

Elias Hicks was a prominent Quaker preacher known for his emphasis on personal spirituality and inner truth, significantly influencing the Quaker movement.

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