Tuesday, April 20, 2010

How to be on the safe side

There is so much stinginess and condemnation of others in this world. Here's something to ponder that will cure us of that fundamental selfishness if we'll let it:

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the safe side and the just side of a question is the generous side and the merciful side.

-- Anna Brownell Jameson

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2 comments:

  1. Cathy7:16 PM

    this gives me much to think upon tonight, without wanting to go into details. So many thanks.

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  2. Ellie Finlay9:34 PM

    Hmm. No need to go into details. I really feel the same way.

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