Quote#God & Faith
[N]o man's religion ever survives his morals
Quote byRobert South · 1634–1716
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions (1727), "Of the Origin, Nature, and Baseness of the Sin of Ingratitude" (Sermon preached at Christ Church, Oxon, 17 October 1675). Vol. 1, p. 172..
English (original)
[N]o man's religion ever survives his morals.
— Robert South
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