  Let it rest! Ah! how many hearts on the brink of anxiety and disquietude by this simple sentence have been made calm and happy! Some proceeding has wounded us by its want of tact; let it rest; no one will think of it again. A harsh or unjust sentence irritates us; let it rest; whoever may have given vent to it will be pleased to see it is forgotten. A painful scandal is about to estrange us from an old friend; let it rest, and thus preserve our charity and peace of mind. [pg 047]A suspicious look is on the point of cooling our affection; let it rest, and our look of trust will restore confidence.... Fancy! we who are so careful to remove the briers from our pathway for fear they should wound, yet take pleasure in collecting and piercing our hearts with the thorns that meet us in our daily intercourse with one another. How childish and unreasonable we are! |
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