Quote#Art
The man who labors to please his neighbor for his good to edification…
Quote byRichard Cecil · 1748–1810
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 128..
English (original)
The man who labors to please his neighbor for his good to edification has the mind that was in Christ. It is a sinner trying to help a sinner. Even a feeble, but kind and tender man, will effect more than a genius, who is rough and artificial.
— Richard Cecil
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