Notes on Doctrinal and Spiritual Subjects (London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1866), Vol. II, p. 343.

The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.

— Frederick William Faber

What It Means

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Frederick William Faber

About Frederick William Faber

Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English hymn writer and theologian.