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Show WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN. The best of us talk too much. "The essence of r power is reserve," said a man who knew. Many a reputation has been built on silence. . Many a one is spoiled through rushing prematurely and volubly into speech. It is safe to be silent when your wordf would wound. "Faithful are the wounds of a friend," says the old proverb, but one wants to be mighty sure one's friend needs the wounding and that we are qualified to adminiter it. Keep still when your words will discourage. dis-courage. It if infinitely better to be dumb forever than to make one fellow-being fellow-being less able to cope with life. Keep still when your words will incite in-cite to. anger or discomfort.. An incredible in-credible amount of breath is used in the evil practice or' trying to make our friends dislike their friends. Never j'peak when what you have to say is merely for the purpose of exalting exalt-ing yourself. Shut your lips with a key when you are inspired to babble incontinently of yourself your ailments, accomplishments, accomplish-ments, relations, loves, hatreds, hopes and desires. It is only to the choice, rare friend that one may s-peak of these things without becoming a fool. Philadelphia Phil-adelphia Bulletin. |
