Character and Conduct – 17 April – Quarrels

THE mind is often clouded by passion until it is incapable of clear thought.  Harsh words, stinging words, cruel words are usually spoken without thought.  Rash deeds which result in most serious consequences are performed without thought.  The wrong-doer does not consider beforehand the character of his deed, its effects on himself and others, and its ultimate consequences.

WE shall never be sorry afterwards for thinking twice before we speak, for counting the cost before entering upon any new course, for sleeping over stings and injuries before saying or doing anything in answer, or for carefully considering any business scheme presented to us before putting money or name into it.  It will save us from much regret, loss, and sorrow, always to remember to do nothing rashly.

DO nothing in a hurry.  Nature never does. ‘Most haste, worse speed,’ says the old proverb.  If you are in doubt, sleep over it.  But, above all, never quarrel in a hurry.  Think it over well.  Take time.  However vexed you may be overnight things will often look very different in the morning.  If you have written a clever and conclusive, but scathing letter, keep it back till the next day, and it will very often never go at all.

Lord AVEBURY.

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