This is humanity.

It is therefore wisest to think well of a man.

Those who think badly will find themselves surrounded by the impersonation of their own minds.

It is wisest to think well, for even thinking has its unconscious effects.

But say evil of a man, tell him to his face, without thought of punishment, merely in candid criticism that you find him ill and, besides giving him a bad name, you will make a dog of him.
She had said he was a gentleman--bless her heart! "This staircase is confoundedly dark," he said; "I'll strike a match." She waited, heart beating, listening to the scratching of the match-head against the woodwork.