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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
This too is said to the same point, that is, that the tongue must be moved not haphazardly, but directed toward what is better. For as we restrain the impulses of a horse with a bridle and change the course of a ship with a rudder, so must we also direct the tongue toward what is better. The expression "even so the tongue" (Jas. 3:5) means precisely this: that the tongue must be directed by sound reason, for although it is small, it does great things — it kindles for us a great fire, because it itself is fire. …
Western Saints
Bede
Behold, even ships, though they are so great, and are driven by strong winds, are steered by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. The great ships on the sea are the minds of men in this life, whether good or bad. The strong winds by which they are driven are the inclinations of the minds, compelled by nature to act, by which they reach either a good or bad end. …
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