by libraryleader | Apr 4, 2019 | Acceptance, Admire, Affirm, Affirmation, Affirmative, Beautiful, Beauty, Belittle, Careful, Compare, Complain, Complaining, Compliment, Condemn, Critical, Criticize, Disrespect, Encourage, Foolish, Forgive, Forgiveness, Friend, Friends, Good, Gossip, Harsh, Making the World Better, Negative, Perseverance, Speak, Speech, Stories
Mama and Papa Flying Fish have two little Flying Fish: Careful Speech and Careless Speech. Careful Speech talks about the good, the true and the beautiful. She notices and points out the good in everyone, every circumstance and everything. Rather than reveal anyone’s...
by | Dec 18, 2015 | Anger, Angry, Gentle, Harsh, Silence, Silent
When we have to reply to some one who speaks harshly to us, we must always do it with gentleness. If we are angry, it is better to keep silence.
by | Dec 18, 2015 | Anger, Angry, Gentle, Harsh, Kind, Rebel, Severe
Be as gentle always as possible; and remember that you will catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than with a hundred barrels of vinegar. Such is the nature of the human mind; it rebels against severity, but gentleness renders it amenable to everything. A soft...
by | Dec 18, 2015 | Compassion, Hard, Harsh, Kind, Unkind
I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.
by | Dec 18, 2015 | Crabby, Gloomy, Harsh
No one can put up with the gloomy and disagreeable man all day long. Thus a person is bound, by a certain natural debt in decency to get along amicably with others.
by | Dec 18, 2015 | Anger, Angry, Courteous, Harsh, Kind, Words, Yell
You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.
