“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.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 553.

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