THINGS THOUGHTFUL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 11 September 1937, Page 13

THINGS THOUGHTFUL

TO UNDERSTAND To understand is to forgive. —Mine, de Stael. AN HONEST MAN A prince can tnak' a belled knight, A marquis, duke, and a’ that; But an honest man’s aboon his might— Guid faith he manna fa’ that! —Burns. MEDICINES OUT OF THE EARTH The Lord hath created medicines out :,£ the earth; and lie that is wise will not abhor them. —Ecclcsiasticus. A FALSE ARGUMENT It a man proves too clearly and convincingly to himself . . that a tiger is an optical illusion —well, he will find out that he is wrong. The tiger will himself intervene in the discussion. in a manner which will be in every sense conclusive. —G. K. Chesterton. THE MIND AND HAPPINESS Happiness is a condition of mind, not a result of circumstances. —Lord Avebury, JUDGMENT AND WORK Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. —lsaiah. * V 0 » ORDER GOVERNS THE WORLD Method is good in all things. Order governs the world. The devil is the author of confusion. —Swift. * *: * e GOOD QUALITIES FLOURISH IN PEACE In tumults and dissensions the worst man gets the most power; peace and ■quiet bring out the good qualities of ! men.—Tacitus. i * * * v REST OF THE MIND ! Much speaking, as much thinking, i spends. True silence is the rest of the mind, and it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body.—Penn. * * if * MUSIC IN SOLITUDE Who hears music feels his solitude Peopled at once.—Browning. STRONG IN THE LORD Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.—St. Paul. MISTAKES HELP The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. —Phelps. A GATHERING OF ALL NATIONS For I know their works, and their thoughts; it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. —lsaiah. 9 n $ * THE SOUL OF MAN The soul of man is audible, not visible.—Longfellow. 9 a v. 9 LOVE AND TRUTH Love and truth are stronger in tha end than any evil. —Dickens. * * »■ * BE STEADFAST Be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. —St. Paul. $ if a * A FORM OF SELF-CONTROL To resist moods, and to do the opposite of what they suggest, is a very healthy form of self-control and hurts no one.—Rev. C. C. Martindale. A CAUSE OF MELANCHOLY There is no greater cause of melancholy than idleness. —Robert Burns. * * * * WHEN KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO CONFUSION When a man’s knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.—Hebert Spencer. s»‘ * » * NO FEAR IN LOVE There is no fear in love; but perfect love caslelh out fear; because fear hath torment. —St. John. PREJUDICES No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; he should even stand in a certain awe of his own.—Hazlitt. * * * * THE POWER OF PRIVATE LIFE The most powerful men are not public men. It is private life that governs the world.—Lord Beaconsfield. # * * « A NOBLE AIM To live a life whose influence shall whiten the souls of all mankind, this should be the aim of every one of us. —lda Scott- Taylor. THE BEST ACTORS I have an odd notion that the best actors ‘’produce” themselves. —James Agate. MORNING The morning hour has gold in ita mouth.—Old Proverb. ALMOND BLOSSOM A little cloud of roses, All in a world of grey The almond flower uncloses Opon the wild March day. —K. Tynan. * * « * GOODNESS GIVES FREEDOM The good man only is free; all bad men are slaves.—Plutarch. NEITHER POVERTY NOR RICHES Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor inches; feed me with food convenient I for me.—Proverbs. POETRY IN LIFE Ah! poetry makes life wha J light and music do the stage.—Dickens. THE HEART THAT COUNTS Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us happy lang; The heart aye’s the part aye That makes us right or wrung. —Burns. 3 * * « BETTER TO POSSESS LITTLE AND BE HAPPY I Better is an handful with quietness, | than both the hands full with travail |and vexation, of spirit.—Ecclesiastes. SERVICE FOR HONOUR We were put here to do what service we can for honour and not for hire . . . The soul oi piety was i killed long ago by that idea of reward. —R. L. Stevenson. INTO THE WAY OF PEACE ... The dayspring from on high ■hall visit us. To shine upon them ; that sil in darkness and the shadow of death: to guide our feet into the way of peace.—St. Luke.