It is typical of all Jesus' teachings that when he was asked which is the great commandment of all he chose not the negative form of the decalogue but the affirmative reading from Deuteronomy, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.
Some one has said that two virtues not to be successfully counterfeited by hypocrisy are humility and love when these exist together, since their appearing in one character is of so exquisite effect.
