Thursday, October 2, 2014

Prudence in conversations


One of the effects of prudence and wisdom is not only to speak well and to say good things, but also to say them at the right time so that they may be well received and beneficial to the persons to whom we speak. Our Lord gave the example of this on several occasions, especially when He was speaking to the Samaritan woman and used the opportunity of the water she had just drawn to speak to her about grace and to inspire her with the desire of perfect conversion. (SV XI, 41)

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