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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 1, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 5.

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By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

TALK happiness. The world is sad enough Without your woe. No path is wholly rough; Look for the places that are smooth and clear, And speak of those to rest the weary ear Of earth, so hurt by our continuous strain Of human discontent and grief and pain.
Talk faith. The world is better off without Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt. If you have faith in God or man or self, Say so; if not, push back upon the shelf Of silence all your thoughts till faith shall come; No one will grieve because your lips are dumb.
Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale; You can not charm or interest or please By harping on that minor chord, disease. Say you are well, or all is well with you, And God shall hear your words and make them true. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox.