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Mary Baker Eddy Author

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jul 16, 1821
  • Died: Dec 3, 1910

Mary Baker Eddy was the founder of Christian Science, a new religious movement, in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century.

Eddy wrote the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and in 1879 founded the Church of Christ, Scientist. She also founded the Christian Science Publishing Society, which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including The Christian Science Monitor.

Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.

Health is not a condition of matter, but of Mind.

If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident.

Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.

Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body.

Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.

Jealousy is the grave of affection.