OTHER MEN'S MINDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 5

OTHER MEN'S MINDS.

Always win fools first; they talk much, and what they have, once uttered they will stick to. —Helps. If thero is to be international rivalry, let it bo a keen competition to raise the standard of the intelligence, happiness and comfort of the people.— Herbert Samuel. The more women profess that they are absolutely independent of men, the more I am convinced that in their hearts there is nothing they think of so earnestly as attracting and pleasing the opposite sex.—Olive Christian Maivery. The cry of "God wills it" must be the eternal watchword' of every undertaking—Mazai n i. No one objects to youth having "a good time." Let. us play by ail means, but let us also work—pi ay hard and work hard.—Joseph Hat-ton. Home is not homo where there is a mother-in-law.—Judge Stevenson. The truth is that the love of dress is, next after drink and gambling, one or the curses of our country.—Mrs Humphrey. A woman's- wit is often better than a wan's arm.—A. G. Hales. Tho sunset of your life will not be beautiful unless your home Jile was pleasant during your day of work.— Colonel Hunter. Rooks are tho friends of the friendless. and a private library is the home of- the homeless.—Hilliard'. It is a woman's vocation in life to make a man happy. ■ ■ • Yes, and thereby herself, for no woman' ever succeeded iy that vocation and was unit a ppv. —H a r old Simpson. Tho greatest glory of a- free-born people is" to transmit that freedom to their children.—"William Havard. Love is always cruel. We g'.ve our best to the world, but reserve our worst for those wo Jove.---Elbert Hubbard. A bad conscience is like a. stove which always smokes, a thunderstorm without rain.—Hipped. . A charity ball is a function whore one sot of women sit in the boxes and' say nasty things about the women on the floor, anu those on the floor say horrid things about tho women in tho boxes. it s great fun.—George Barr M'Cutcheon. Sincere conviction is confident . and calm.—Jules Simon. It is hard to believe that the ugly little man who fidgets with his teacup ami eliseusso.s bib, iiver once ied a. battalion to glory, or thai tbc absentminded idiot who alwaj.s loses his umbrella. and takes another man's coat once found' fame !—Cliarlotto .Mansfield. Words are -.vise men's counters: they do bur reckon by them, but they aro the money of fools. —Thomas Hi.-bbes. Hurry and distrust are the true signs of weakness--—'l hennas Hughes. The hand that- gives gathers-. Eugene Sue. Man without patience is the lamp without oil: pride in a rage is a bad counsellor. —A. do Musset. It's the fools who do the work of the world, and the wise who profit.-—Maur-ice Hewlett. Ho who neglects trifles, yet boasts that whenever a great sacrifice is called fur he j.hall bo ready to make it-, will randy he loved;—G. A. Sola. The mere i'aei that- you tell a boy not_ to do a. ccrcaMi thing increases his desire to do it.— Eactwen.