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and think, and act, the truth. Many
people, who would on no account
speak an untruth, seem to think it no
wrong to acta lie. But “Be True”
means that we must not wrong any
one in ang way—either in our words,
or thoughts, or acts ; neither must we
wrong our own consciences, for in
so doing we wrong our God. If we
act only from worldly policy, we
shall always find that honesty is the
best policy. But we would have all
who read this book act from a higher
motive than this—act not only for
time, but for eternity.

You will see, in reading the story

of Laura, how truth at last triumph-