LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE by S. S. Times

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 13, 1887

LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE.

By S. S. Times

A HEART without a head is worth more than a head without a heart. The man who is full of knowledge, but who is lacking in love, is less likely to be of real service to his fellows than the man who is full of love, but who is lacking in knowledge. He who knows more than those who are about him, but who has no loving interest in their welfare, can look on in calm indifference while they suffer in their need. But he who loves his fellows as truly as he loves himself, will find ways of doing for them beyond his limits of acquired knowledge. Paul emphasizes this thought when he says: "Knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up." A full head can blow bubbles, and can find delight in the rainbow hues of those bubbles. A full heart will toil at building a home for the objects of its love, and its joys will be found in the results of its loving labors for their welfare. He who would prepare himself for usefulness in life, in any sphere, must not forget the cultivation of his heart in conjunction with the cultivation of his head; he must have a care to love as well as to know. . . . If you have both knowledge and love, you are well furnished so far. But of the two qualifications, love by itself is better than knowledge by itself; for "knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up."—S. S. Times.