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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.

To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

The most violent element in society is ignorance.

To make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one

The highest result of education is tolerance.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press

One thing you can depend on people being…is people.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another--until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.

It is better therefore to listen patiently to a friend's rebuke, for if he should afterwards do wrong himself and so need rebuke, he has set you the example of freedom of speech.