p. 9 | Inaccurate People Are Dishonest

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 28, 1915

Inaccurate People Are Dishonest

It is not safe to trust people who are habitually inaccurate in their work. Even with the best intentions in the world, they become dishonest. Before they are aware of it, the habit of inaccuracy extends to their statements. They do not take pains to be thorough in anything they undertake, even in clearly expressing the truth.

These people never carry much weight in a community, however honest in principle they may be, because no reliance can be placed on their words or work. You cannot depend upon what they tell you. If they are orators, they are discredited; if they are at the bar, the judges always take their statements cum grano salis; if in the pulpit, they do not win the respect of the congregation. In fact, whatever those people do they are placed at a disadvantage because of their habit of inaccuracy.—Selected.