John Bowring quotes

John Bowring was a British linguist, writer, and politician, known for his work as Governor of Hong Kong and his promotion of free trade. His expertise in multiple languages and commitment to international diplomacy made him a prominent figure of his time. He contributed significantly to literature, economic policy, and cross-cultural exchanges. Here are 3 of his quotes:

In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime.

John Bowring

There are many pharisees in literature as well as in religion, wrapped up in the garments of self-idolatry, and making their very deficiencies the ground of their highest complacency. There are many blind wanderers through unbounded fields of instruction, who can discover nothing but nakedness-nothing but barrenness around them. Fertility itself offers no attractions to them-how much less can they understand the power of that benign principle which makes the waters gush forth, fresh, pure, and sparkling, from the very rocks of the desert.

John Bowring