Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity. For every false word or unrighteous deed, for cruelty and oppression, for lust or vanity, the price has to be paid at last.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Froude asserts that while cultures change, moral law is eternal and wrongs will eventually be punished.
- In plain terms
- Moral laws never change and wrongs will be paid for eventually.
- What can you take from it?
- Moral accountability is timeless and inevitable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the moral law for you?
- Do wrongs always get paid for?
Another view
Justice is not always immediate or visible in earthly terms.
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