OTHER MEN’S MINDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17031, 3 May 1923, Page 3

OTHER MEN’S MINDS.

ST I AIUL A 1 ING BAZ AAR S. People need a stimulant in social life—such as bazaars.—AL*s AYintringham. ALP. the ivefvg.ee PROBLEM. I Greece to-dav faces the greatest refugee problem in the history of the Avorld. —King George of Greece. WHY HE LOST. Mr Churchill's freedom from responsibility is due to the peculiar views of the electors of Dundee on the question of abstinence from Avhisky.—wSir Aylmer Haldane. KEEP ALONE. Try to become true personalities, and not run with the herd.—Bishop of Bradford. ODDS AGAINST MISERY. For every miserable person there are ninety-nine happy once. The Bishop of London. AERY TRUE! It is better to be an unsuccessful optimist than a successful pessimist.— Air Seymour Hicks. A NATION’S STANDARD. The true standard of a nation ia what it thinks of its women and children.—All* Frank Briant. THE MISSING BEAN. Some people say a bishop is overpaid. No one I know* is making a beau out of the Church.- Bishop of St Albans. ‘CAST THY BREAD. ETC” It is one of the most profound truths in human life that sooner or later you get hack what you give.— Sir Donald Maclean. THE ROOT OF EVIL. Stupidity and jealousy, the two black j spots in human nature, more than love i of money, are at the root of all evil. ; -Sir James Barrie. THE WIFE’S PART. Aly mother gave the direction to j my life, and mv father the impulse, j My wife has happily combined both. ! General Bramwell Booth. THE STAND-BY. The man who can say conscientiously : that his wife has been his stand-by j ; li through life is the luckiest fellow on earth.--The Mayor of Holborn. ELIXIR FOR YOI’TH. I. for one. never mean to get old | until I am obliged. Be content with I what van have. Never grouse, and * you will remain young all vour life.— j Airs. E. J. Smith. J.P. HIS PART. Lord Curzon said 1 represented not i only Russia, but Turkey. I also represent England.— At. Chichorin. TH E AYOR LD AYIJ>E SMITHS. My family name is a good English i •ninu! of long standing; indeed, there .vo re Smiths even before there were Cecil s. Lord Birke n n -,-uu. JR ELAND’S CHA NOE. Any one of fifteen trust companies in the I’nited States would finance Ireland the minute they were convinced that Trolu'td had a stable Government.—Mr FLuvey (U.S. Ambassa- ; dor). THE ETG lIT-H OFR T>AY. As a Government Minister, I only . :sh 1 could see a prospect of anything like an eight-hour day. aud would he content even to see it limited to Saturdays and Sundays. Duke of Devonshire. THE .MILLINER’S TOLL. For every bird which finds its way :u a woman’s hat it is estimated that j ten birds are killed or wounded. Alr f : *i peed well Alassingham. THE INCENTIVE- TO AY OR K. j It there had not been a compelling ' interest, as represented bv food, there ' would not have been produced manv ol ;l,e reat masteipieces of the world.— •Hr Gilbert Frank au. TEM POR AAf I *TANTL'R. When I was a boy I had to he satisfied with bread about an inch thick, spread with either butter or jam—the present generation want both at the same time.—Dr \V. Benton. DAN G E1;.017 S POAY ER S. Suppose that a man chooses to put money into a double rotary printing machine: then the caprice and whim of that man may, by the mere force oi mechanical multiplication, become a danger to the peace of the world. Lord He wart (Lord Chief Justice). A GIRL'S RIGHT. A girl has every right to change her affection from one man to another— Mr Justice Brax. A PENNILESS QUEST. If everybody spent his time looking for first principles die world would probably starve.—Earl of Balfour. THE DISCOVERY OF YOUTH. If 1 were asked what was the most characteristic of the good side of the modern world, I should be tempted to Jepl.y: “Its discovery of youth.” Bishop of Durhnm. FIND ING rR A NQUI L LIT Y. It would appear that the effort to obtain tranquillity for others means much work lor those engaged in bringing that tranquillity about. Sir P. Lloyd-Greaine.