A HANDFUL OF EPIGRAMS.
To many is to lead a double life. The ego is the "worm that dietL not. If life is a gift, why should not death be'.' •_ . ' " ; : ";. An atom is the infinite without elbow room. . ..,'-'. Pleasure and pain travel aloii£ the same nerve. .' .... . ' ~ ■ r If there -were no death would there be so many religions'.' . ''■' ,'• The soul has to carry on its work in temporary, premises. . . .V- .-''.. '.." . A . ■'.' Most men turn round at the sound'of money when it,falls.' ', ...; ; ■ .--v Quarrelling .'seems to be one of the chief occupations of lovers. ; ,: Generally men die Mich their eyes open, us if staring for the way. Even the most powerful brain is only a. candle, illuminating a skull. ' Love is a reckless tenant of the soul, and leaves a huge dilapidation bill. ... ■• The duration of love as a passion does not seem to be within our own control. Nemesis is punctual. She is the- only woman who keeps her appointments. The beauty of jewels is thai, although they are ripe, they arc never rotten. Love is a disease, Marriage the remedy, ant' sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12860, 8 May 1905, Page 3
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190A HANDFUL OF EPIGRAMS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12860, 8 May 1905, Page 3
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