Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life.


Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) - Journal


Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life.

Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life.

Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life.

Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life.