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Within seconds thoughts become words that slip off our tongue and into the world. Pausing before we speak may seem cumbersome, but it allows us to decide: Is this helpful? Does this need to be said now? What is the best way to say this?

David Jeremiah

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David Jeremiah
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: February 13
Author
Pastor
Toledo
Ohio
Doe
Thoughts
Pausing
May
Seem
Slip
Best
Wisdom
Slips
Need
Within
Seconds
Needs
Words
Helpful
Way
Speak
Allows
World
Become
Decide
Seems
Tongue
Cumbersome

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