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THE TONGUE

One of the ancients was once asked, ' What is the tongue?* 'All that is best and all that is worst,' he replied. The tongue is- the noblest faculty man possesses-; its* means he holds communion with- his fellow-creatures, and maintains ,with them all those relations .which are both a, necessity ,and the charm of life. It is by means of the tongue, that key of the mind and heart, that the soul reveals its thoughts and" feelings and gives forth those tones so full of melody, power, and sweetness, that radiate around her and make her. a centre of . attraction for other minds. But, alas ! the tongue is also the most active instrument for- propagating sin and falsehood.^ It isa channel for some through which all the foulness of the heart pours forth ; the interpreter through whom all earthly passions speak — such as pride, hate, v wounded jealousy, revenge, and impurity! Or it is the quivering leaf perpetually agitated by the breath of a changeable, inconstant and vainglorious wind. .. r ">

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New Zealand Tablet, 3 September 1908, Page 37

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THE TONGUE New Zealand Tablet, 3 September 1908, Page 37

THE TONGUE New Zealand Tablet, 3 September 1908, Page 37

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