Caution Quote by Hannah More
“Our merciful Father has no pleasure in the sufferings of His children; He chastens them in love; He never inflicts a stroke He could safely spare; He inflicts it to purify as well as to punish, to caution as well as to cure, to improve as well as to chastise.”
About This Quote
Source Treatise: Moral Essays, 1792
Divine discipline is portrayed as loving correction, aiming to purify and improve through measured suffering.
In simple terms: God corrects out out of love to improve us.
Key Takeaway
Accept disciplined hardship as a path to moral growth.
Themes
faith
suffering
divine love
purification
Mood
thoughtful
serene
Type
theological
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal trials
- religious counseling
- ethical teaching
- self‑reflection
Key Concepts
theodicy
spiritual discipline
moral education
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we discern loving correction from unnecessary pain?
- What role does compassion play in divine discipline?
A Different Perspective
Hardship may be misinterpreted as punitive rather than corrective.
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