Quote#Nature
Sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue
Quote byHoratius Bonar · 1808–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 553..
English (original)
Sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue. Be what thou seemest; live thy creed; Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
— Horatius Bonar
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