Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1910 — REFLECTORETTES. [ARTICLE]

REFLECTORETTES.

Reflection today saves repentance tomorrow. Don’t look for roses where you have sown weeds. The actions of a good man reach into the undying ages. A man who is true to himself, must be true to others. A man’s ideals are dead unless he works toward thbm. The more a man praises himself, the smaller he becomes. Indecision is an enemy that is often mistaken for a friend. A man cannot have faith in God unless he has faith in himself. Your life cannot be a blessing to yourself if it is a curse to others. Let your reformationbegin with yourself; but don’t let it end there. There is no creature more to .be pitied than one who lives for himself alone. It is natural for a man to exagerate his troubles and minimize his blessings. ~ Somehow we often hate to do ourselves what we would like to see others do. Before you are sure you are right, let the other man tell his side of the case. • „ * Better to work for your $2.00 a day and be contented, than be a banker Walsh in prison. It is a hard thing to demonstrate to a lazy man that every hill is not necessarily a mountain.

The man who looks to the ‘almighty’ dollar for his best friend, must have a poor opinion of himself. Perhaps :ie thinks "Something is better than nothing. An old Spanish proverb translated is. "The sweetest grapes hang highest.” That which is most worthy of having is hardest to obtain; but once obtained, you will be more than rewarded for the efforts you have made.