--- title: "Best Mary Baker Eddy Quotations" description: "Mary Baker Eddy was an American religious leader and author who founded the Christian Science Church in 1879 and later started the Christian Science Mon..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b115/author-mary-baker-eddy-3714.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mary Baker Eddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b115/author-mary-baker-eddy-3714.jpg) # Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) Writer United States **123** quotes in **569** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mary Baker Eddy was a writer from the United States, best known for *Science and health: with key to the Scriptures*. ## Quick Facts About Mary Baker Eddy Born July 16, 1821 Died December 3, 1910 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Science and health: with key to the Scriptures Spouse Asa Gilbert Eddy ## About Mary Baker Eddy Mary Baker Eddy, an American religious leader and writer, founded The Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879, establishing the main body of the Christian Science movement. In 1908 she created The Christian Science Monitor, a newspaper, and also launched three religious periodicals: The Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Herald of Christian Science. ## Awards & Honors National Women's Hall of Fame officier d'académie ## Quotes by Mary Baker Eddy · Page 4 > [It requires courage to utter truth; for the higher Truth lifts her voice, the louder will error scream, until its inarticulate sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-baker-eddy/it-requires-courage-to-utter-truth-for-the-higher-truth-lifts-her/) [Mary Baker Eddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-baker-eddy/) [Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/mary-baker-eddy-3714_courage_it-requires-courage-to-utter-truth-for-t_1246373.jpg) > [True prayer is not asking God for love; it is learning to love, and to include all mankind in one affection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-baker-eddy/true-prayer-is-not-asking-god-for-love-it-is-learning-to-love-and-to-2/) [Mary Baker Eddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-baker-eddy/) [Affection](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affection/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/mary-baker-eddy-3714_affection_true-prayer-is-not-asking-god-for-love-i_1916910.jpg) > [The sharp experiences of belief in the supposititious life of matter, as well as our disappointments and ceaseless woes, turn us like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-baker-eddy/the-sharp-experiences-of-belief-in-the-supposititious-life-of-matter/) [Mary Baker Eddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-baker-eddy/) [Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03f/mary-baker-eddy-3714_arms_the-sharp-experiences-of-belief-in-the-s_2522829.png) ## Mary Baker Eddy by topic [Love (36)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/mary-baker-eddy/) [Divine (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/divine/mary-baker-eddy/) [Religion (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/mary-baker-eddy/) [Mind (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/mary-baker-eddy/) [Errors (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/errors/mary-baker-eddy/) [Matter (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/matter/mary-baker-eddy/) [Death (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/mary-baker-eddy/) [Men (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/mary-baker-eddy/) [Life (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/mary-baker-eddy/) [Spiritual (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spiritual/mary-baker-eddy/) [Prayer (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/mary-baker-eddy/) [Inspirational (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/mary-baker-eddy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-baker-eddy/#itemlist", "name": "Mary Baker Eddy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It requires courage to utter truth; 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