Henry Drummond



Henry Drummond (17 August 1851 – 11 March 1897) was a Scottish evangelist, biologist, writer, and lecturer.

Quotes

 * [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 :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 :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

 * 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)