“The fruit of well‑doing is a quiet conscience, and the fruit of well‑speaking is a good name.”
—Richard Hooker (1554-1600)
Source: Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, in The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker, ed. John Keble, 7th ed., vol. 2 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888), 343.
Reflection: How might my speech today bear the kind of “fruit” that strengthens trust, honors others, and reflects Christlike integrity?