BRIEF AND BRIGHT.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 13, 28 September 1910, Page 52

BRIEF AND BRIGHT.

Prosperity is the best protect or of principle.— Mark Twain. The realisation of death is a great incentive to life.—D. McCTymont. Hypocrisy is Hie homage that truth pays to falsehood.—G. Bernard Shaw. To rise betimes, and to marry young, are what no man lepents of doing.— Luther. Energy of will—si lf-originating force—• is the soul of every great character.—‘Smiles. Blessed are they who link justice and brotherhood to their patriotism.—Bernard Snell. The essence of life is strife; the ideal of life is absence of strife. —A. C. Holzaph'l - It is quite useless expecting to find perfection when we do so little to promote it ourselves.- TV. Stewart Royston. Russia fears that freedom in Finland, might be catching.—“ Chicago News.” Nine women out of ton would trim their hats with the tail feathers of their gu’ardian angels if they could only get at them. —"Sydney Bulletin.” Alan needs protection against woman, for she trades on her weakness. An hysterically or wickedly inclined v oman can make Jots of trouble for a man. — “World.” All bridegrooms are not possessed of illimitable wealth, and the idea of having to bestow expensive gifts of jewellery on h’alf-a-dozen fastidious maidens is almost enough to deter the poor man from marrying the maiden of his choice. —• “Gent lewoman.” Our manner of (debrating weddings should be revised. At present we have not made up our min.ls whether a wedding i s solemn or jovial, a feast or a lamentation, and we never do well those tilings which we do not understand. —• “Daily Sketch.” The Dachshund • r - a funny sight. As on his way hr calmly jogs. Though -bort his legs, his are quite As long as those of otner dogs. —“Judge,” New York. A reward has been offered by a lady at Peaslake, Surrey, for information as to the pei-on who whitewashed her donkey, and thru painted blue stripes on it. There would seem to be no pleasing some people. Personally, we should be jn'oud to own what is probably the only donkey jn the •country which has a neat well-fitting bathing costume. —“Punch.” T’alk vaguely but openly of spx problems in <hawing-rooms, paint a little—badly —write a little—badly—and you will be hailed on all hands as possessed of an artistic temperament.—“A’anity Fair.” The mother-in-law is very human, ami although she fully recognises the trials ami troubles of lite, yet she is not above feminine weakness. A little confidence and a little loving kindness would do much to ameliorate Hie small annoying frictions -that her so-called “oiliciousnesa'’ ca uaes.—“Madame.”