| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3084 |
| AUTHOR: | Mathew Henry (16621714) |
| QUOTATION: | It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Commentaries. Timothy iii. |
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