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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 8, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 34.

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Say Something Good

PICK out the folks you like the least, and watch them for a while: They never waste a kindly word, they never waste a smile, They criticize their fellow man at every chance they get, They never found a human just to suit their fancy yet.
From them I guess you'd learn some things, if they were pointed out,— Some things that every one of us should know a lot about. When some one “knocks” a brother, pass around the loving cup— Say something good about him, and talk his virtues up.
It’s safe to say that every man God made holds trace of good That he would fain exhibit to his fellows if he could; The kindly deeds in many a soul are hibernating there, Awaiting the encouragement of other souls that dare
To show the best that’s in them; and a universal move Would start the whole world running in a hopeful, helpful groove. Say something sweet to paralyze the “knocker” on the spot— Speak kindly of his victim if you know the man or not.
—Selected.