Surely my lord will not hide his beautiful white legs! " exclaimed Infadoos regretfully. But Good persisted, and once only did the Kukuana people get the chance of seeing his beautiful legs again. Good is a very modest man. Henceforward they had to satisfy their aesthetic longings with his one whisker, his transparent eye, and his movable teeth. H. Rider Haggard
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When you feel that you cannot say anything nice about someone, don’t. If you are in a cruel mood, don’t say something kind. Do not praise people when they are not being praised. It is better to be silent than to hurt someone else. This is exactly what Good did in this story when he told the little girl she must be quiet when she was trying to tell him something nice.

Source: King Solomons Mines

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