WORDS OF THE WISE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11026, 14 March 1914, Page 6

WORDS OF THE WISE.

Every man "has his besetting fin. — Cicero. • • » • • Tho only way to have a friend is to be one.—Emerson. Raillery is a mode of sneaking in favour of one's wits at tho expense of one's better nature.—Montesquieu. *.• # « * So many faiths, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind; But just the art of being kind Is all this sad world needs. "Almost" is a dangerous word. It has tripped up many a man who might havo been successful if he had had determination and grit enough to go on a little further, to hold on a little longer. « # • * • All my walls are lost in mirrors, whereupon I traco Self to right hand, self to left hand, self in every place, Self-same solitary figure, 6elf-same seeking face. C. Rossetti. *** * . * What you love in your friend is not himself as ordinarily seen or estimated, but his higher self, that few- see, perhaps that you alono discern. What he js to the world, or the world to him, you do not care. It is what he is to you that is of importance.—Lillian Whiting. * • « * • THE RULE OF THREE. Three things to fight for—honour, country and home. Three things to think about—life, death v and eternity. Three things to govern—temper, tongue and conduct. Three things to love—courage, gentleness and affection. Three things to hate—cruelty, airogance and ingratitude. Three things to delight in—frankness, freedom and beauty. Three to avoid—idleness, loquacity and flippant jesting. Three things to wish for—health, friends and a cheerful spirit. Three tilings to admire—intellectual power, dignity and gracefulness. 1