TERSE SAYINGS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6670, 25 July 1928, Page 5

TERSE SAYINGS

OF AMERICAN PHILOSOPHER. It is a well-known maxim that, ‘‘A prophet "hath no honour in his own country.”. This was clearly brought home to the members of the Palmerston North Rotary Club by Mr. J. 11. Stevens during the course of his address on Monday. The speaker dealt with the writings and sayings of Elbert Hubbard, American biographer and philosopher, manyof whose epigrams were in current use though their origin was unknown. Hated and ignored on account of his direct mode of expression, this philosopher, who met an untimely end through the sinking of the "Lusitania” in 1916, had left a wealth of good literature dealing with the biographies of good . men and noble women. Some of this philosopher's sayings too, were destined to live long in the language of the people. Maxims Revised. Concerning doctors he had stated: "A doctor is one who would remove the last vestiges of his friend's" bank balance with a sharp knife.” Concerning one’s enemies: "Don't trouble to forgive your enemy, forget him. ” Other terse sayings were: ' "If a man and his reputation were to meet in the street they would be complete strangers.” "Heaven is a habit.” "Hell is a pleasantry.” "There is-no devil but fear.” " A gentleman is one who is gentle to the friendless.” ’ "An optimist is one who doesn't care what happens—as long as it does not happen to him.-” " A pessimist is one who of two evils chooses both.” ! "Get the health habit and forget It.” "No truly great man arrives until after he has departed.” "The most beautiful thing about our troubles* is that most of them never happen.” ... / <