WILLIAM PENN "Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims" Table of Contents | The Library | Next Master 195. Mix Kindness with Authority; and rule more by Discretion than Rigor. 196. If thy Servant be faulty, strive rather to convince him of his Error, than discover thy Passion: And when he is sensible, forgive him. 197. Remember he is thy Fellow - Creature, and that God's Goodness, not thy Merit, has made the Difference betwixt Thee and Him. 198. Let not thy Children Domineer over thy Servants: Nor suffer them to slight thy Children. 199. Suppress Tales in the general: But where a Matter requires notice, encourage the Complaint, and right the Aggrieved. 200. If a Child, he ought to Entreat, and not to Command; and if a Servant, to comply where he does not obey. 201. Tho' there should be but one Master and Mistress in a Family, yet Servants should know that Children have the Reversion. Table of Contents | Next Home | The Library | The Temple | Top of Page Site Map Copyright © 1999 - 2004 Sonshi.com. All Rights Reserved.