The Things You Say

Be Kind

Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you—not because they are nice, but because you are. —Anonymous

If you haven’t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. —Bob Hope (1903–2003)

Go First Class

If you haven’t taken a close look at your personal environment in a while, then we suggest you do. Check out what sort of shape it’s in. Don’t live in a poisoned environment.

Live a first-class life. Keep your environment free from the thought poison of gossip.

Thought Poison 1

There are many sides to gossip, but of this you can be sure—all sides of gossip are bad.

Someone described a wise man as saying, “You are lord of your tongue, but I am also master of my ears.” Be wise! Refuse to listen to gossip.

Conversation is a big part of our psychological environment. Some conversation is healthy. It encourages you. It makes you feel like you’re taking a walk in the warm sunshine of a spring day. Some conversation makes you feel like a winner. But other conversation is more like walking through a poisonous, radioactive cloud. It chokes you. It makes you feel ill. It turns you into a loser.