GRAINS OF GOLD

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 20, 20 May 1909, Page 3

GRAINS OF GOLD

SHEAVES. 0 Soul, let us ingather to the heart Some growth of Summer's, field, ere bloom depart-; Nay, not the grain : only the quiet of grass, The herb of Peace with balm for all who pass I

And let us hoard in vaults of memory Some golden spoil of Summer's orchard tree; Nay, not the fruit : only the bough wind-stirred, With its light burden of the singing bird. And in the mind, before the Summer goes,' Let us store up some beauty of the rose; Nay, not the leaves : oialy the scent whose breath No worm can touch or mad wind spill to death. Soul, let us garner for our Winter need Some crowning harvest, ere the Summer speed^ Nay, not the sun : trust only of the clod, — And hope of yet another Spring of God. — Aye Maria.

W01"^W 01 "^ is the grand cure for all the maladies that beset mankind. Faith is the silken garment of the soul; disbelief the rags and tatters. The most unhappy of all men is the one who cannot tell what he is going to do. A woman who is tender, beautiful, and intelligent is Nature's most glorious work. An honorable man is one who invariably does the thing which his conscience dictates. Inquire not who may have said a thing, but consider what is said. — Thomas a, Kemp is. In the shipwreck of life there might almost be a last chance of safety, did not dishonor take her place on the plank. Turn away from the glodm and take up the task of helping others ; the light will come again and you will grow strong. The man who is afraid to submit a question "to the U.-st of free discussion is more in love with his own opinion than with the truth. The scholar without good breeding is a pedant; 61«> philosopher, a cynic; the soldier, a brute; the teacher, a clown; and every man disagreeable. Of all the vices to which human nature is subject, treachery is the most infamous and detestable, being compounded of fraud, cowardice, and revenge. To get in touch with God. is a great thing. It is likewise a great thing to get in touch with human needs and conditions. ' And who succeeds in this has grasped the great gain. •Humility is the genuine proof of Christian virtues; without it we preserve all our defects, and they are only crusted over by pride, which conceals them from others, and often from ourselves. — La Rochefoucauld.