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Three things cause me to fear and constitute for many writers a danger to their salvation or a loss of merit. These are: ignorance of the truth, misled or wanton statement of falsehood, and the haughty assertion of fact. I concur with the author of the saying that “It is safer to hear the truth than to say it ourselves, for humility is guarded when we listen” while pride often insinuates itself when we speak.