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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.
         

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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