John Tillotson, p. 603.
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Truth is the shortest and nearest way to our end, carrying us thither in a straight line.
— John Tillotson on Truth
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Truth" (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895): Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).)
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About John Tillotson
John Tillotson (October 1630 – 22 November 1694) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694).
About John Tillotson
John Tillotson (October 1630 – 22 November 1694) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694).
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