"There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." Proverbs 12:18. One of the characteristics that should be especially cherished and cultivated in every child is that self-forgetfulness which imparts to the life such an unconscious grace. Of all excellences of character this is one of the most beautiful, and for every true lifework it is one of the qualifications most essential.

»Mandens snak er som sværdhug, de vises tunge læger.« Ordsp. 12,19. Et af de karaktertræk, der i særlig grad burde næres og opelskes hos ethvert barn, er den selvforglemmelse, der giver livet en sådan ubevidst ynde. Den er en af de skønneste af karakterens gode egenskaber, og den er en af de væsentligste forudsætninger for enhver sand livsgerning.