WISE WORDS FROM THE EAST.
The Hondoos have many proverbs and wise maxims, some in prose and some— as the following—expressed in rhyme : I live between perils, abandoned by friends, Like an ant on a firestick lit at both ends ! The king shall beg, the beggar mount tha throne ; Earth laughs at him who calls a place his own, The Fool met' Fate : "Fair maiden, say, Where goest thou ?" quoth he, And Fate replied, "Hold on thy way, Thou man—r follow thee." Paint on water, plough the sky, Wash the wind ; or, thrice at blindly Trust a trifler, trace a lie, Treat a selfish craven kindly. Small ills are the fountains Of most of our groans Men trip not on mountains, They stumble o'er stones. Gems are lustrous. Youth is bold ; This is sure ; l'earls grow yellow, men grow old— There's no cure.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 369, 14 June 1911, Page 2
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143WISE WORDS FROM THE EAST. King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 369, 14 June 1911, Page 2
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