Quote #36
Speak but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
More from Thomas Jackson
- Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
- Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself ; waste nothing.
- Let your conduct towards men have some uniformity.
- Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off unnecessary actions.
- Spare no effort to suppress selfishness, unless that effort would entail sorrow.
- Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and if you speak, speak accordingly.
- Never speak disrespectfully of anyone without a cause.
- Wrong no man by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.