“One of those poor fellows that had become a Christian was badgered by his companions; and one of them said, "How do you know that Jesus Christ has forgiven your sins? " The man turned at once and said, "How do you know when you have got sugar in your tea?"”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 17.

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