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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 18, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 32, No. 9.

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Backbiting

BACKBITING.—The longer I live, the more I feel the importance of adhering to the following rules, which I have laid down for myself in relation to such matters.
1. To hear as little as possible, what is to the prejudice of others.
2. To believe nothing of the kind until I am absolutely forced to.
3. Never to drink in the spirit of any one who circulates an ill report.
4. Always to moderate, as far as I can, the unkindness which is expressed toward others.
5. Always to believe, that if the other side were heard, very different accounts would be given of the matter.