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“There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to bel…” — Henry Van Dyke

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke Poet • American
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