James ThurberHundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor.
About This Quote
The origin of the above quote is unknown. It appears to have been written sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. However, the statement itself is quite old. The original meaning of the quote is that hundreds of hysterical people may mistake their hallucinations for messages from God. It may also refer to the tendency of people to attribute unusual events to divine intervention.
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