“Speak not of people’s faults unless you are paid for it; for usually none will thank you for it.”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)
Source: George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum (London: T. Maxey for T. Garthwait, 1651), no. 117.
Reflection: Where in my own conversations am I tempted to speak about others’ faults, and what might faithful restraint look like instead?