'A means of grace
A means of grace
Even the faults and the infirmities of those with whom we come in contact, may become to us a means of grace .
It is harder to live with disagreeable people, than with those who are congenial — but the very hardness may become discipline to us and help to develop in us the grace of patience.
Association with quarrelsome, quick-tempered people may train us to self-control in speech, teaching us either to be silent under provocation or to give only the soft answer which turns away wrath.