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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Feb 2, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 5.

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Guarding Thoughts and Words

By H. L. Sidney Lear

THE habit of letting every foolish or uncharitable thought, as it arises, find words, has a great deal to do with much evil in the world. Check the habit of uttering the words, and gradually you will find that you check the habit of thought, too. A resolution always to turn to some distinctly good thought in the mind, is a great help—as it is when a complaining or unkind one arises to turn every thought condemnatory of our neighbor into a prayer for him. We never can long continue to dislike people for whom we pray.—H. L. Sidney Lear.