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and then wanted to draw back from their agreement, lest it prove a loss
to them. The Lord requires us to do justice, to love mercy, and truth,
and righteousness
Maintain Strict Principles—In all the details of life the strictest
principles of honesty are to be maintained.... Deviation from perfect
fairness in business deal may appear as a small thing in the estimation
of some, but our Saviour did not thus regard it. His words on this
point are plain and explicit: “He that is faithful in that which is least is
faithful also in much.” A man who will overreach his neighbor on a
small scale will overreach in a larger scale if the temptation is brought
to bear upon him. A false representation in a small matter is as much
dishonesty in the sight of God as falsity in a larger matter
Honesty should stamp every action of our lives. Heavenly angels
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examine the work that is put into our hands; and where there has been
a departure from the principles of truth, “wanting” is written in the
records
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Letter 103, 1900
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Letter 3, 1878
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Counsels on Stewardship, 142
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