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Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better.

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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
Thinking
Possessor
Hypocrisy
Sincerity
Sole
Thinks
Sin
Truth
Better

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