Quote#Wisdom
[I]f there be any truer measure of a man, than by what he does, it…
Quote byRobert South · 1634–1716
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions (1727), "Of a Worthy Preparation for the Sacrament of the Eucharist" (Sermon preached at Westminster Abbey, April 8, 1688). Vol. 1, p. 331..
English (original)
[I]f there be any truer measure of a man, than by what he does, it must be, by what he gives.
— Robert South
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