A COUNSEL OF OPTIMISM.
“Whatever may lie t!ie .state of the atmosphere and however mieertain may appear to he the prospects of the immediate future, never lose faith and hope. - Never allow yourselves to he ensnared in sonihre and paralysing generalities and shallow pessimism. There are moments—l am not sure that is tint fine of them—when the most sangu ilio among us are tempted to lie depressed by the spectacular follies and .stupidities of mankind, and, as we survey this disillusioning panorama, to say to ourselves, ‘As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall bo, world without end,’ ” said Lord Oxford, in a recent speech at York. “That is not a wholesome inood, nor is it, in my judgment, in the long run, justified by reason or Inexperiences.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1928, Page 4
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131A COUNSEL OF OPTIMISM. Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1928, Page 4
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