Brooke Foss Westcott - Great occasions do not ...

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.

Brooke Foss Westcott

English Theologian

Born: Jan 12, 1825

Died: Jul 27, 1901

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