Harsh Judgment: Day 173 readings from "Character And Conduct" - June 24

Readings for June 24 from "Character And Conduct: A Book Of Helpful Thoughts by Great Writers of Past and Present Ages" selected and arranged for daily reading by Constance M. Whishaw.

"Harsh Judgment"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n191/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_175

Author featured today:

Christina Rossetti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Rossetti

The second quote is unattributed, but is found on page 354 of "The Year Book of American Authors" compiled by Ida Scott Taylor https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Year_Book_of_American_Authors/52UXAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22we+mark+men%27s+speech%22&pg=PA354&printsec=frontcover and is attributed to Richard Burton, likely Sir Richard Francis Burton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton

Image:

Portrait of Christina Rossetti by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christina_Rossetti_2.jpg