Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1920 — SAYINGS OF WISE MEN [ARTICLE]

SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

A cord mouth and warm feet Hve long.—George Herbert. From hearing comes wisdom, from speaking, repentance. The modern child has as little belief in the fairy tales his mother tells him as she herself has in the ones his father tells her. Wise or unwise, who doubts for a moment that contentment is the cause of happiness? The Frenchman sings well when his throat is moistened.— Portuguese Proverb.