Transcribed from the 1872 William Hunt and Company edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
THE PROPORTIONS OF TRUTH.
BY THE
REV. EDWARD HOARE, M.A.
Vicar of Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells,
and Honorary Canon of Canterbury.
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BY THE
REV. EDWARD HOARE, M.A.,
Vicar of Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells,
and Honorary Canon of Canterbury.
The Proportions of Truth.
Among the many wise sayings of Paschal there is one that deserves our most attentive study: viz., that few heresies have their origin in simple error, but that all that have ever attained to power have originated in the exaggeration of truth. Without that element of truth there would be no power in the error. This principle is in perfect harmony with all we see around us. In everything there are certain proportions, and nothing can compensate for their loss.
In art the painter may mix his colours in the most perfect combination; he may bring out each feature with all the power of a Rembrandt, but if the head is twice too large for the body, or the nose for the face, his beautiful painting becomes nothing better than a ridiculous caricature.