Quote#Love
No enumeration of the fruits of the Spirit will be found which…
Quote byWilliam Arthur · 1819–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 321..
English (original)
No enumeration of the fruits of the Spirit will be found which excludes peace and joy, much less love; and from these graces, if, indeed, not from the last alone, spring the various fruits which unitedly constitute righteousness.
— William Arthur
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