Character and Conduct – 26 June – Blessed Judgments

HOW difficult it is to submit anything to the opinion of another person without perverting his judgment by the way in which we put the matter to him.   If one says, ‘For my part I think it beautiful,’ or ‘I think it obscure,’ or the like, one inclines the hearer’s imagination to that opinion, or incites it to take the contrary view.

PASCAL

HUMAN speech conveys different meanings to differently biassed minds.

Pastor Pastorum, HENRY LATHAM

WE judge of others by what we see in them:  and, what is more perilous still, we are tempted to judge of ourselves by what others can see in us.

Bishop WESTCOTT

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These quotes are from ‘Character and Conduct’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1905 as a follow up to her volume of Daily Readings for members of the Being and Doing Guild who asked for an additional volume

In her preface Whishaw writes:

‘This collection of noble thoughts expressed by men and women of past and present ages who have endeavoured to leave the world a little better than they found it.’

It is my hope in publishing them here readers may be inspired to imitate the example of the authors.