INSPIRING THOUGHTS
THE BRIGHT SIDE. I’m no reformer; for I see more light Than darkness in the world;; mine eyes arc quick To catch the first dim radiance of the dawn, And slow to note the cloud tlr threatens storm ; The fragrance and the beauty..of H" rose •Delight me so slight thought 3 give the thorn; And the sweet music of the lark’s dear song Stays longer with me than the nighthawk’s cry; And, even in this great throe of pain called; life, Well worth the price of anguish. I detect More good than evil in humanity ; Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, And men grow better as the wor 1 ’ grows old. * -X- * When a man is faithful and true in small things, depend upon it that he will he faithful and true in great things. Great principles depend, upon small details.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1931, Page 1
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144INSPIRING THOUGHTS Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1931, Page 1
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