Quote#Truth
Four things a man must learn to do
Quote byHenry van Dyke · 1852–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Four Things," Poems, vol. 1 (vol. 9 of The Works of Henry Van Dyke) (1920)..
English (original)
Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellow-men sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely.
— Henry van Dyke
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