Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.
— Proverbs 19:2 New Living Translation
“Reaching For The Light”
Contemplation … p 89
Neither in word nor in deed should we be in haste. There is no undoing that which is said or done when we speak without thinking or act impulsively: for good or ill, the die is cast.
We do ourself and others a disservice when we fail to take the time to think beforehand of the relevance or import of what we say or do.
Contemplation should ever be our companion. By going within and coming to know ourself, our understanding and appreciation of others is immeasurably increased.
In conversing with another, our thoughts and our conduct should have less to do with us, and instead be given over to the other. Words become meaningful, the encounter uplifting: a bond is formed, two lives enriched.
— Garry D. Kilbourn
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