“This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to it in the scientific study of ancient faiths.Quote by William Robertson SmithTopics: Quotes about William Robertson SmithShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare...#William Robertson Smith
But if it not be true, the myth itself requires to be explained, and every...#William Robertson Smith
The god can no more exist without his people than the nation without its god.#William Robertson Smith
Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas,...#William Robertson Smith
In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred...#William Robertson Smith
That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is...#William Robertson Smith
