You will find it less easy to uproot faults, than to choke them by gaining
virtues. Do not think of your faults; still less of others' faults; in
every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong: honor
that; rejoice in it; and, as you can, try to imitate it; and your faults
will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.
J. RUSKIN
Today's exerept from Daily Strenth for Daily Needs was accompanied by two verses: Lamentations 3:26 and Psalm 62:1. Both verses speak of waiting quietly on the Lord. I am not sure either are a perfect match for Ruskin's quote.
A quick reading of a Wikipeida article of Ruskin recognizes him as "the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. No mention is made of any religious thinking, writing, or speaking. However the quote above does have application for today's Christian.
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