"Acting a part is not always synonymous with……" — Elizabeth Goudge

"Acting a part is not always synonymous with lying; it is far often the best way of serving the truth. It is more truthful to act what we should feel if the community is to be well served rather than behave as we actually do feel in our selfish private feelings."

— Elizabeth Goudge

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