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Show THE HASTY WORD.' The Sanskrit contains long lists of aphorisms upon the hasty word, says the Dutte Inter-Mountain. Tho Greeks knew that silence was golden. Tho hasty word Is responsible for a largo percent of our clashes. Thero Is n commonly accepted theory the-ory that culture inculcates self-restraint. It Is to be hoped It does. Yet "bad" temper Is always traceable to some defect In turn based upon physical phys-ical defects. We all know that tho dyspeptic is hasty of speech. The word can never be recalled. Even If apology and an attempt at reconciliation follows, tho bitterness remains, deeply Ingrained, so, deeply, It may be, as to be hidden, yet to the surface at the first friction. There is so much room in the world for unostentatious forgiveness, so llttlo for rancor or spite. He who tramples upon us today lifts appealing arms to us tomorrow. Eery heart carries Its secret burden of sorrow, and no soul walks the earth 'but would welcome our sympathy and friendship. The wise man thinks twice. He refrains, re-frains, even If gifted with ready retort, re-tort, to give vent to the first and natural natur-al Impulse. He will even accept an unfavorable verdict from his friends upon his courage beforo ho will sacrifice sac-rifice the friendship of any to the moment's mo-ment's spleen. In the end, such a man engages the affection of all and is to each and all a tower of strength. - |