Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1919 — GEMS OF THOUGHT [ARTICLE]

GEMS OF THOUGHT

When our vices leave jjs we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them. The only , good copies are those which, enable us to see the laughableness of bad originals. Real struggling is itself real living, and no eunobling thing of this earth la ever to be had by man on any other terms. The great secret of life is to know how in our own way to be receptive to the spirit, how to read the message of Its Inner whisperings. He that can be true to his best and secret nature, that can by faith and patience conquer the struggling world within, is most likely to send forth a blessed power to vanquish the world without. Talk about those subjects you have had long in your mind and listen to what others say about subjects you have studied but recently. Timber and knowledge should not be much used till they are seasoned. Believe in yourself; believe tn humanity; believe in the success of your undertaking. Fear nothing and no one. Love your work. Work, hope, trust. Keep in touch with today, yourself to be practical and up-to-date and sensible. You cannot fail. All war is horrible and hateful, but there is no war so hateful as war of class against class in the same country. There might be some compensation in the sufferings of the greatest war ever waged between nations if it tended to greater harmony among ourselves. To be a good listener Is perhaps quite as desirable an art of beIng a good talker. Interest and sympathetic attention are always a delicate courtesy. It draws out the best that others have to give, cheers and comforts those in trouble, sets the timid at ease and wins and holds friendship.—Exchange.