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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19765, 21 December 1935, Page 15 (Supplement)

GROWTH OF CHARACTER —Silently the work of our lives troes on. It. proceeds without intermission and "all that ha's been done is the understructure for that which is to lie done. Young man and maiden, lake heed to the work of your hands. That which you arc doing is imperishable, do nol lea\c il beiiitul vou because you forget it. It passes away from you apparently, but It does not pass away in reality. Every stroke, every single element abides, and Hicrq is nothing that grows as fast as character.

rn111<; ETERNAL—Over the triple doorways of Milan Cathedral tliere arc three inscriptions spanning the splendid arches. Over one is carved a wreath of roses, and underneath Is the legend: "All that which pleases is but for a moment. Q\cr the othoi llicic is a sculptural cross, and underneath are the words: “All that which troubles is but for a moment.” While beneath the great central entrance to the main aisle is the ‘ascription, “ That onlv Is important which is eternal.”