"TRUTH, not eloquence, is to be sought in reading the Holy Scriptures; and every part must
be read in the spirit in which it was written. For in the Scriptures we ought to seek profit
rather than polished diction. Likewise we ought to read simple and devout books as willingly
as learned and profound ones. We ought not to be swayed by the authority of the writer,
whether he be a great literary light or an insignificant person, but by the love of simple truth.
We ought not to ask who is speaking, but mark what is said. Men pass away, but the truth of
the Lord remains forever. God speaks to us in many ways without regard for persons."
Thomas A. Kempis
The Imitation of Christ