R. Kent Hughes Quotes

The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.

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• The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.

  

  R. Kent Hughes
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