TACT AND GENTLENESS
Of all the gifts to be prayed fo", next -to grace at" 'heart, tact and gentleness in manner are the. most desirable. A brusque, shy, curt manner, a, cold indifference, a snappish petulance, a brutal appearance of stcilidity,' antagonise and wound and rob even really 'land, actions of half their value. It is worth while to -do a kind thing gracefully and tactfully. There is a certain propriety of demeanor which never makes a ■mistake, which guards the feeling of a lOved one as carefully as a mother cherishes her little delicate child. In time such tact becomes natural, and one who has it makes others happy without trying to do so.
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New Zealand Tablet, Issue 17, 25 April 1907, Page 38
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115TACT AND GENTLENESS New Zealand Tablet, Issue 17, 25 April 1907, Page 38
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