The mouth of a wise man is in his Heart, The heart of a fool is in his mouth.
Choose to listen rather than to talk.
For silence is preferable to speech.
It is wiser to talk toolittle than too much, and to speak well, than to say many things.
Aim at speaking to the purpose than often.
The following rules are helpful regarding the control of our tongue:
1. Reflect before speaking.
2. Know how to speak by silence.
3. Restrain the tongue when the heart is agitated.
4. Be silent, when you feel too great a desire to talk.
5. Speak after others.
6. Never against others.
7. Always speak well of others.
8. Try never to excuse yourself.
9. Speak always with modesty.
10. Never against Truth.
11. Always with discretion.
12. Never speak through Humour. Silence the biting word when the Heart is stirred and agitiated. Hold in, check the tendency to "pour ourselves out" in conversation when "the wind blows fair".
13. Restrain from talking about your wrongs. Such restraint creates a new fountain of the happiness.
14. Control the tone of the voice.
15. Never seek information through curiosity.
16. Mark it a point to complain of nothing, neither of persons, events, nor things.
17. Do not speak of yourself, nor of your personal affairs.
18. Say little of your works; less about your troubles. Confide these latter to very few persons.
Silence is the greatest lesson ever preached -
Silence under irritation - Silence under criticism - Silence when rebuffed - Silence under disappointment - Silence under ingratitude - Silence under jelousy of others - Silence under disloyality - Silence when self-pleased - Silence in sorrow of all kinds -
No practice seems of more value than Silence. It gives the impression of latent force. It wins confidence.It secures deference. A judicious reserve clothes a person with mystery often the most interesting aspect of personality.
Silence has also a positive quality. There are forbearances of speech that constitute most effective replies; which work perusation that a torrent of eloquence cannot accomplish.
HAVE YOU TRIED THEM?
A LITTLE MORE PATIENCE, to bear up with this person with whom I am compelled to live, and who is not at all congeneial to me.
A LITTLE MORE FIRMNESS, to continue this work which duty demands and which is so repellent to me.
A LITTLE MORE HUMILITY, to remain at the post to which God has led me and which does not fit in at all with my dreams and plans.
A LITTLE MORE COMMON SENSE, to take people as they are, and not as I should like them to be.
A LITTLE MORE PRUDENCE, to bother as little as possible about others and their affairs.
A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH, to endure an event which so suddenly and profoundly disturbs my peace of Soul.
A LITTLE MORE CHEERFULNESS, so as not to show I have been hurt.
A LITTLE MORE UNSELFISHNESS, in trying to understand the thoughts and feelings of others.
ABOVE ALL, A LITTLE MORE PRAYER, to draw God to my Heart and to take counsel with Him.
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!
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