December 5
Daily Cheer for All the YearSpeak not evil of one another, brethren.—JAMES iv, 11.
Other people have their faults, And so have you as well; But all ye chance to see or hear Ye have no right to tell.
If ye canna speak o' good, Oh! dinna speak at all; For there is grief and woe enough On this terrestrial ball.
If ye should feel like picking flaws Ye better go, I ween, And read the Book that tells ye all About the mote and beam.
Oh! dinna add to other's woe, Nor mock it with your mirth; But give ye kindly sympathy To suffering ones on earth.
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. DISRAELI.
A carping spirit rarely goes with a working spirit. It is easier to find fault with what some one else does than it is to do something one's self, hence a man who enjoys doing the easier thing is disinclined to do the harder one. As a rule, men are divided into the two classes of those who growl and those who work; and each class is alike devoted to its own mission. But when it comes to the relative worth in the com- munity of the two classes everybody can see the dif- ference.