Agony Quote by Kin Hubbard
“As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings of a painful agony: on a day when these things shall be heated in hell-fire, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs shall be branded therewith.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Anonymous religious pamphlet, 19th century
Hoarding wealth without charitable use leads to divine punishment
In simple terms: Riches kept selfishly bring suffering
Key Takeaway
Use wealth for good, avoid greed
Themes
greed
spirituality
morality
Mood
solemn
reflective
Type
religious
ethical
When to use this quote
- Donating to charity
- volunteering
- ethical investing
Key Concepts
Theology
ethical economics
afterlife consequences
Questions to Reflect On
- What does true generosity mean to you?
- How can you balance wealth and moral duty?
A Different Perspective
Interpretations of hell‑fire may be symbolic, not literal
![“[The Catholic convent] had been like the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and there are white scars on my soul, where ignorance and superstition burnt me with their hell fire in those stifling days.” quote by Voltairine de Cleyre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/556/voltairine-de-cleyre-13597_catholic_the-catholic-convent-had-been-like-the-v_1190548.jpg)
![“[W]e must learn to accommodate ourselves to the discovery that some of those cunningly-fashioned instruments called human souls have only a very limited range of music, and will not vibrate in the least under a touch that fills others with tremulous rapture or quivering agony.” quote by George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9be/george-eliot-84_agony_w-e-must-learn-to-accommodate-ourselves_12409.jpg)
