“The fatal secret is at length revealed,” and fell senseless in apoplexy. You remember the story of the old man who expired on hearing that his sons were crowned at the Olympic games. A worthy inhabitant of a village in New Hampshire fell dead on hearing that he was chosen town clerk.—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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TRUTH, GIRDLE OF
It is the universal custom among the Parsees of the Far East to wear a girdle around their waists, which is twisted into three knots in a most complicated fashion. In performing their daily ablutions this girdle must be removed, and in replacing it certain prayers are repeated for each knot. The three knots represent good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, all constituting a threefold cord that is to be not easily broken.
A good companion to the “girdle of truth” which the Christian may wear. (Text.)
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Truth in Men—See [Confidence in Men].
Truth not Static—See [Creeds, Insecurity of].
Truth, Standing for—See [Arguing for Truth].
Truth-telling—See [Trustworthiness].