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QuoteSaying / Proverb★★★★

For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight;
His can’t be wrong whose life is in the right.
In faith and hope the world will disagree,
But all mankind’s concern is charity.

Also attributed to: Francis Quarles, Richard Cumberland, Unknown (Hull), Dr. Fuller, Hull, Epictetus, Cumberland, Addison, Borne, F. Quarles, Unknown, Fitzosborne, Charles Caleb Colton, Thomas Fuller

The point

Let sects fight over doctrine; what matters for all humanity is charity, not correct religious form.

Scripture
Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Uplifting · Hopeful
To tell aloud
about 2 min · 566 words
Subjects
FaithKindnessCharityHopeCompassionCheerfulnessVirtueGivingAttitudeGenerosity

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