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That’s why bearing wrongs patiently is hard. The command to bear wrongs patiently is, quite simply, the command to die, to kill your old self

For me to assume the task of writing about “bearing wrongs patiently” is like asking the Incredible Hulk for anger-management counseling. I don’t bear wrongs

The reason it is important to distinguish team-building propaganda from admonishment is simply this: One is often tempted to excuse one’s own evil by comparing

Of all the works of mercy, probably the most thankless and despised is admonishing the sinner. Nobody wants to do it (except human toothaches), and

Doubts can be located in the emotions, intellect, or will. Emotional doubts can be potent, but very often, when you interrogate them, there’s no There