John Wesley. The great Methodist preacher is reported to have observed two women. One was speaking vehemently and gesticulating wildly, while the other stood tranquilly by. Not saying a word.
Finally the woman got a little tired of the other’s silence, and shouted:
“Speak, So that I may have something to say to you!”
Wesley said nothing taught him better than that scene that silence is often the best answer to abuse.
