Quote#God & Faith
The Holy One, Lord of All, is in the Saint as fragrance is in the…
Quote byPuran Singh · 1881–1931
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Sisters of the Spinning Wheel (1921), "Poems of a Sikh", "The Unknown God", "Guru Nanak".
English (original)
The Holy One, Lord of All, is in the Saint as fragrance is in the rose-leaves.
— Puran Singh
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